George R Buckey

Military

His first assignment was with the 17th Bombardment Wing at Pendleton, OR flying B-25s when the war broke out. Then he was with the 303rd (15 Apr 1942) at Boise, ID flying B-17s where he volunteered for an undisclosed mission which turned out to ... (sentence cutoff).



Commander, 367th bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group from 18 August 1943 to 2 May 1944.



AM w/ 3 OLC, DFC OLC, AF Commendation Medal w/ 2 OLC.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belen, NM, USA 5 May 1919

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Commissioned

27 September 1941

Died

Fort Worth, TX, USA 13 March 1970

Other

Retired

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “May” was misspelled.

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Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster