John Milton Buxton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 51737 - 2nd Lt John 'Jack' Milton Buxton, 714BS, 448BG
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 year old B-24 pilot whose plane was brought down by flak on his second mission over Magdeburg, Germany on 16-Aug-44. Hit by flak and crashed at Gerwisch in B-24 42-50459 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8426.
Extensive website at www.HeroInFlight.com in his memory. He was a renowned soloist and his goal was to attend Purdue. Completed one year at Cincinnati University before he enlisted in the AAF.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31420626
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36770874
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19005266 / O-772937
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19171097 / O-771716
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Belpre, Ohio, USA | 19 April 1923 | Son of Oscar Milton and Gladys Vivian [Putman] Buxton. |
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Died |
16 August 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | 7 February 1951 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Seething | 16 August 1944 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8426 / Niece / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
