Buckley, John Harold
First Name
John
Middle Name
Harold
Last Name
Buckley
Service Branch
Army
Highest Rank
1LT
War or Action
World War I
Place Of Birth
Longmont, Colorado
County
Boulder
Biography

Attended University of Colorado. Member of the 28th Aero Squadron. Pilot killed when his plane crashed while enroute to a combat strafing mission behind enemy lines. Buckley Air Force Base named after him when it was established as Buckley Field in 1942.

Place Of Burial
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France
Place Of Death
France
Circumstances
Killed In Action
Row Number
35
Column Number
4
Panel Number
1

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