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Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. è stato un generale statunitense, noto soprattutto per aver guidato le truppe statunitensi impegnate nella sanguinosa battaglia per la conquista dell'isola di Okinawa, ove fu ucciso, durante le fasi finali della seconda guerra mondiale.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (/ ˈ s aɪ m ə n ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər ˈ b ʌ k n ər / SY-mən BOL-i-vər BUK-nər; July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II who served in the Pacific Theater.
Simon Bolivar Buckner (/ ˈ s aɪ m ə n ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər ˈ b ʌ k n ər / SY-mən BOL-i-vər BUK-nər; April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914) was an American soldier, Confederate soldier, and politician. He fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. (Munfordville, 1º aprile 1823 – Munfordville, 8 gennaio 1914) è stato un generale e politico statunitense, originario della Contea di Hart.
14 giu 2024 · Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. was a U.S. Army general in World War II who climaxed his career of more than 41 years by leading the successful invasion of the Japanese-held Ryukyu Islands in the Pacific Ocean (1945). The only son of the Confederate Civil War general of the same name, Buckner was.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1844. He served during the Mexican-American War, during which he fought at the battles of Churubusco, where he was wounded, as well as Contreras, Churubusco, and Molino del Rey.
1 feb 2024 · Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a major figure of the Pacific War, both for his command in Alaska and in his key role heading Tenth Army during the Battle of Okinawa in the spring of 1945....
