He entered the service on 04 March 1942 from Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted as a Private; he had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Salespersons".

He was a member of the 437th TCG Association and was listed on their rolls from 1978 until 2007.

We have him listed as a Glider Pilot participating in one 437th flight for Operation VARSITY in March 1945. The National WW II Glider Pilots Association site also has him listed as a participant during Operation DRAGOON in August 1944 and during Operation MARKET-GARDEN in September of 1944.

We have a copy of the May 1945 orders (HQ 9th TCC - GO 71) that awarded Air Medals to various 86th TCS personnel, including to Lt Buehlman for his efforts during Operation VARSITY.