John Ripley Buchanan Jr

Military
media-29671.jpeg UPL 29671 2LT John Ripley Buchanan, Jr. - Washington DC - 367FS/358FG John R. Buchanan, Jr.

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Object Number - UPL 29671 - 2LT John Ripley Buchanan, Jr. - Washington DC - 367FS/358FG

Assigned to 410FS, 373FG 9AF USAAF whilst stateside, having made it overseas into the ETO by 28th May he was re-assigned to 367FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Flew approximately 40 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Toul, France in P-47D 44-20469, on an armed recce sortie in the Heidelberg area, Germany. Shot down by 6 Me-109's after the bomb run on a marshalling yard the P-47 crashed near Hayna, 6 miles south-east of Landau. Germany. Killed in Action (KIA)

 

Awards: AM (6OLC), EAME, PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 358th Fighter Group 367th Fighter Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Mourmelon Le Grand

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington, District of Columbia 12 August 1922 BornWashington, District of Columbia

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Landau. Germany 16 December 1944 Killed in Action (KIA)Landau. Germany

Buried

Plot: D Row: 49 Grave: 20

1 January 1946 Re-InterredLorraine American Cemetery and MemorialLorraine, France 

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