John R. Buckner, Jr., of Hardeeville, departed this life March 17 in Charleston, after a long illness.
He was the son of the late John R. Buckner, Sr., and the late Sarah Middleton Buckner.
Mr. Buckner was retired from Union Camp Paper Corp., Environmental Affairs, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hardeeville. He was a former Hardeeville Town Councilman, served as Hardeeville Fire Chief for 25 years, served as Commissioner for S.C. State Fire Commission, and was Past Master Hardeeville Masonic Lodge.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, Prisoner of War in Germany, Recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, EAME Theater Ribbon W/1, Good Conduct Medal, Air Medal, and flew B-17's over Europe for Mighty 8th Air Force and was hit by aircraft fire and downed over Belgium.
Survivors include his wife Betty C. Buckner of Hardeeville, daughter, Ann Buckner Day of Hardeeville, sister, Mary Hiott, Walterboro, granddaughter, Heather Bullard of Hardeeville, and two great-grandchildren, Courtney Bullard and Johnathan Bullard of Hardeeville.
He was the son of the late John R. Buckner, Sr., and the late Sarah Middleton Buckner.
Mr. Buckner was retired from Union Camp Paper Corp., Environmental Affairs, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hardeeville. He was a former Hardeeville Town Councilman, served as Hardeeville Fire Chief for 25 years, served as Commissioner for S.C. State Fire Commission, and was Past Master Hardeeville Masonic Lodge.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, Prisoner of War in Germany, Recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, EAME Theater Ribbon W/1, Good Conduct Medal, Air Medal, and flew B-17's over Europe for Mighty 8th Air Force and was hit by aircraft fire and downed over Belgium.
Survivors include his wife Betty C. Buckner of Hardeeville, daughter, Ann Buckner Day of Hardeeville, sister, Mary Hiott, Walterboro, granddaughter, Heather Bullard of Hardeeville, and two great-grandchildren, Courtney Bullard and Johnathan Bullard of Hardeeville.
John R. Buckner, Jr., of Hardeeville, departed this life March 17 in Charleston, after a long illness.
He was the son of the late John R. Buckner, Sr., and the late Sarah Middleton Buckner.
Mr. Buckner was retired from Union Camp Paper Corp., Environmental Affairs, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hardeeville. He was a former Hardeeville Town Councilman, served as Hardeeville Fire Chief for 25 years, served as Commissioner for S.C. State Fire Commission, and was Past Master Hardeeville Masonic Lodge.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, Prisoner of War in Germany, Recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, EAME Theater Ribbon W/1, Good Conduct Medal, Air Medal, and flew B-17's over Europe for Mighty 8th Air Force and was hit by aircraft fire and downed over Belgium.
Survivors include his wife Betty C. Buckner of Hardeeville, daughter, Ann Buckner Day of Hardeeville, sister, Mary Hiott, Walterboro, granddaughter, Heather Bullard of Hardeeville, and two great-grandchildren, Courtney Bullard and Johnathan Bullard of Hardeeville.
He was the son of the late John R. Buckner, Sr., and the late Sarah Middleton Buckner.
Mr. Buckner was retired from Union Camp Paper Corp., Environmental Affairs, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hardeeville. He was a former Hardeeville Town Councilman, served as Hardeeville Fire Chief for 25 years, served as Commissioner for S.C. State Fire Commission, and was Past Master Hardeeville Masonic Lodge.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, Prisoner of War in Germany, Recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, EAME Theater Ribbon W/1, Good Conduct Medal, Air Medal, and flew B-17's over Europe for Mighty 8th Air Force and was hit by aircraft fire and downed over Belgium.
Survivors include his wife Betty C. Buckner of Hardeeville, daughter, Ann Buckner Day of Hardeeville, sister, Mary Hiott, Walterboro, granddaughter, Heather Bullard of Hardeeville, and two great-grandchildren, Courtney Bullard and Johnathan Bullard of Hardeeville.
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