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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
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Kichik Saymon Bolivar Buckner (1886-yil 18-iyul – 1945-yil 18-iyun) Tinch okeani teatrida xizmat qilgan Ikkinchi jahon urushi davrida Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari armiyasining general-leytenanti . Alyaska mudofaa qo'mondonligining general qo'mondoni sifatida Bukner Aleut orollari kampaniyasida, jumladan Attu jangi va Kiska ekspeditsiyasida Amerika-Kanada kuchlariga qo'mondonlik qildi. Ushbu topshiriqdan so'ng u 1945-yilda Yaponiyaning Okinava oroliga amfibiya bosqinini amalga oshirgan O'ninchi armiya qo'mondonligiga ko'tarildi. U Okinava jangining so'nggi kunlarida dushman artilleriya o'qidan halok bo'ldi, bu esa uni Ikkinchi Jahon urushi paytida dushman otishmasida yo'qolgan Qo'shma Shtatlarning eng yuqori martabali harbiy ofitseriga aylantirdi.[1]
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. | |
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Born | (1886-07-18)July 18, 1886 Munfordville, Kentucky, United States |
Died | June 18, 1945(1945-06-18) (aged 58) Okinawa, Japan |
Buried | Frankfort Cemetery, Kentucky, United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1908–1945 (killed in action) |
Rank | ![]() |
Service number | 0-2730 |
Unit | Infantry Branch |
Commands held | Tenth United States Army Alaska Defense Command 22nd Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Purple Heart |
Spouse(s) | Adele Blanc Buckner |
Relations | Simon Bolivar Buckner (father) |
Bakner, Lesli J. Makneyr, Frenk Maksvell Endryu va Millard Harmon, ularning o'limi paytidagi general-leytenantlar Ikkinchi Jahon urushida halok bo'lgan eng yuqori martabali amerikaliklar edi . 1954-yil 19-iyulda Kongressning maxsus akti (Ommaviy huquq 83-508) bilan Bakner va Makneyr vafotidan keyin toʻrt yulduzli general unvoniga koʻtarildi.