Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer
general
human
military leader
allegiance United States
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Cross
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
battle Battle of Okinawa
causeOfDeath enemy fire
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathCause artillery fire
deathPlace Okinawa
educatedAt United States Military Academy
familyName Buckner
father Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr.
fieldOfWork ground warfare
military strategy
gender male
givenName Simon
hasPart U.S. Army ground forces under Tenth Army command
U.S. Marine Corps units under Tenth Army command
honorificSuffix Jr.
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRankAtDeath lieutenant general
notableFor being the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire in World War II
commanding U.S. Tenth Army in the Pacific during World War II
commanding U.S. forces during the Battle of Okinawa
joint Army-Marine command structure on Okinawa
senior U.S. ground commander in the Battle of Okinawa
notableWork leadership of Tenth Army in the Pacific
occupation military officer
partOf United States Armed Forces in World War II
positionHeld commander of the Tenth Army
rank lieutenant general
serviceNumber O-2559
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater


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