Oliver B Bucher Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 20750 - Capt Oliver B Bucher Jr 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Post War: Commanding Officer 39th Air Division Jul-67. Retired from the Air Force as a Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 375th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Virginia St, Elizabeth, NJ, USA | 4 July 1922 | Born 4 June 1922 Elizabeth City, VA. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 November 1944 - 21 September 1945 | Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 November 1944 | Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Asst Sqn Ops/Gunnery Officer |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 March 1945 | Designated Assistant Squadron Operations and Gunnery Officer. |
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Other A Fight Commander |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 8 April 1945 | Designated Flight Commander A Flight. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 July 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
Maryland, USA | 9 December 1970 | Died 9 December 1970 MD. |
| Allentown, PA, USA |
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Sources
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.' / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
