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United States Army officer (1886–1945)

Simon B. Buckner Jr.
Born	(1886-07-18)18 July 1886 Munfordville, Kentucky, United States
Died	18 June 1945(1945-06-18) (aged 58) Okinawa, Japan
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1908–1945
Rank	Lieutenant General General (posthumous)
Service number	0-
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	Tenth United States Army
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross
Alma mater	United States Military Academy

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

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World War II

Alaskan Campaign

Okinawa

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