Bill’s grandfather, also named Simon Bolivar Buckner, was the governor of Kentucky from 1887-1891. He fought in the Mexican-American war and served as a brigadier general in the Civil War for ...

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (July 18, 1886 - June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations and commanded the ...

I was privileged to meet and work with Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner during World War II. He came to the Aleutian Island Umnak, where I was stationed in 1943 and 1944. I was one of 27 civilians ...

His father, Simon Bolivar Buckner ST., named for the South American liberator, had served with distinction in the Mexican War and worn a lieutenant general’s stars in the Confederate Army.

Inside lay the body of the man who had led them through the Pacific war’s bloodiest battle: Lieut. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., commander of the U.S. Tenth Army.