William E Buck Jr

Military
Headshot of man wearing military uniform and hat. UPL 68362 UPL 68362 LTC. William E. Buck, Deputy Group Commander (Primary) of the 384th Bomb Group.

Quentin Bland Collection.

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92nd Bomb Group Headquarters (384th Bomb Group) Grafton Underwood William E Buck On

Object Number - UPL 68362 - LTC. William E. Buck, Deputy Group Commander (Primary) of the 384th Bomb Group.

*Commander 325th bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group

* Group Operations, unk - 1 May 1943

*Deputy Commanding Officer - 384th Bomb Group

*Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group Headquarters Detachment on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #111 dated 5 October 1943.

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Born

19 November 1914

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Commissioned

Bachelor of Science, US Military Academy, 1940

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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, 1942-1945, (Command and Staff Officers) by Russell A. Strong

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

William E Buck: Gallery (7 items)

The insignia of the 325th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5076 - The insignia of the 325th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb...

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 67120 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/29 January 1944...

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. A bundle of cold-weather flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 67483 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 March 1944...

In the foreground are two men in Air Force uniform and a partial view of a man on the left side. The man in the middle is seated and looking at a paper. The man on the right is leaning in and smiling. In the background are two men looking at a large wall chart.

Object number: UPL 68208 - Lt. Col. William E. Buck, Col. Dale O. Smith, and...

Headshot of man wearing Air Force military uniform and hat. There are medal ribbons on the left pocket lapel.

Object number: UPL 68353 - Deputy Group Commander (Primary) of the 384th Bomb...

Headshot of man wearing military uniform and hat.

Object number: UPL 68362 - LTC. William E. Buck, Deputy Group Commander...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 68549 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 June 1944/ La...