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BUCHANAN, Gordon R - Date of
birth
14 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas -
Hometown
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38558073 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Haussen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gordon J. Buchanan (father)
Bessie L. (Bartlett) Buchanan (mother)
More information
Pfc Gordon R. Buchanan worked for the Missouri and Pacific Railroad. He enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 27 October 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, WWIIMemorial, James I. Cooper, www.archives.gov - WWII
Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - James I. Cooper, Corpus Cristi Times 28 March 1945