Chief Petty Officer, George Washington "Jack" / "Buck" Buckendorf, Jr. was born on August 19, 1909 in Bancroft, Idaho, the son of George W. BUCKENDORF Sr and Amy Amelia EATON. He joined the Navy in 1927 at age 18. Seaman Buckendorf, known as "Buck" by his shipmates, was serving aboard the USS Marblehead as a Chief Petty Officer when it was bombed February 4, 1942 during the Battle of Makassar Strait. He suffered flash burns in his lungs and died at approximately 2200 hours on February 4, 1942, at age 32, while the ship was steaming for Tjilatjap, Java. He was buried on Tjilatjap and later exhumed and re-buried in a cemetery near Los Angeles, California. He was one of 15 sailors who died and 84 who were injured during the attack.
When Seaman Buckendorf was wounded and knew that he was dying, he asked a friend to tell his father that he had "no regrets and would do it all over again". The friend traveled to Colorado to deliver this message to the family. It gave everyone in the family great comfort. He was a loved son, brother, uncle and cousin by his entire family; his place in life was sorely missed.
Chief Buckendorf had designs of being a "cowboy" like his brothers, or a boxer; however, he joined the Navy instead. He was raised with twelve siblings in Colorado on ranches and farms.
GEORGE JR'S SIBLINGS:
* Marvin BUCKENDORF
* Martin BUCKENDORF born Aug 1, 1901 died Nov 1974, age 73 of Greeley, Weld co., CO
* Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, and Julia BUCKENDORF; stepbrothers Albert and Charles and a half sister.
Chief Buckendorf married December 27, 1938 to Doris L. Cannon in Los Angeles, California. She had a son, Bobby, and Jack adopted him. Doris BUCKENDORF was living at 1101 So. 8th Street, Alhambra, California when she signed the application May 28, 1950 for Jack's headstone and assumed responsiblity for placing it at his grave at her expense.
CHIEF BUCKENDORF's PARENTS: Amy Amelia Eaton-Buckendorf, born 1884, died in 1913 with her tenth child. She was only 29, and Jack was only four years old. According to her headstone, she was the mother of Marvin, Martin, Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, Jack and Julia, according to her headstone. She was buried in Virginia Dale Community Church Cemetery, Larimer Co., CO.
George Washington Buckendorf, SR. was born Nov 10, 1876 and died in 1952. He remarried a widow, Minnie Kramer, who had three children. George and Minnie had a son Jack together. Minnie was born in 1879 and died in 1967. George Sr was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Colorado with his second wife.
Sources: U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans;
http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/buckendorf.html; US WWI Draft Registration Cards; www.findagrave.com; etc.
When Seaman Buckendorf was wounded and knew that he was dying, he asked a friend to tell his father that he had "no regrets and would do it all over again". The friend traveled to Colorado to deliver this message to the family. It gave everyone in the family great comfort. He was a loved son, brother, uncle and cousin by his entire family; his place in life was sorely missed.
Chief Buckendorf had designs of being a "cowboy" like his brothers, or a boxer; however, he joined the Navy instead. He was raised with twelve siblings in Colorado on ranches and farms.
GEORGE JR'S SIBLINGS:
* Marvin BUCKENDORF
* Martin BUCKENDORF born Aug 1, 1901 died Nov 1974, age 73 of Greeley, Weld co., CO
* Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, and Julia BUCKENDORF; stepbrothers Albert and Charles and a half sister.
Chief Buckendorf married December 27, 1938 to Doris L. Cannon in Los Angeles, California. She had a son, Bobby, and Jack adopted him. Doris BUCKENDORF was living at 1101 So. 8th Street, Alhambra, California when she signed the application May 28, 1950 for Jack's headstone and assumed responsiblity for placing it at his grave at her expense.
CHIEF BUCKENDORF's PARENTS: Amy Amelia Eaton-Buckendorf, born 1884, died in 1913 with her tenth child. She was only 29, and Jack was only four years old. According to her headstone, she was the mother of Marvin, Martin, Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, Jack and Julia, according to her headstone. She was buried in Virginia Dale Community Church Cemetery, Larimer Co., CO.
George Washington Buckendorf, SR. was born Nov 10, 1876 and died in 1952. He remarried a widow, Minnie Kramer, who had three children. George and Minnie had a son Jack together. Minnie was born in 1879 and died in 1967. George Sr was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Colorado with his second wife.
Sources: U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans;
http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/buckendorf.html; US WWI Draft Registration Cards; www.findagrave.com; etc.
Chief Petty Officer, George Washington "Jack" / "Buck" Buckendorf, Jr. was born on August 19, 1909 in Bancroft, Idaho, the son of George W. BUCKENDORF Sr and Amy Amelia EATON. He joined the Navy in 1927 at age 18. Seaman Buckendorf, known as "Buck" by his shipmates, was serving aboard the USS Marblehead as a Chief Petty Officer when it was bombed February 4, 1942 during the Battle of Makassar Strait. He suffered flash burns in his lungs and died at approximately 2200 hours on February 4, 1942, at age 32, while the ship was steaming for Tjilatjap, Java. He was buried on Tjilatjap and later exhumed and re-buried in a cemetery near Los Angeles, California. He was one of 15 sailors who died and 84 who were injured during the attack.
When Seaman Buckendorf was wounded and knew that he was dying, he asked a friend to tell his father that he had "no regrets and would do it all over again". The friend traveled to Colorado to deliver this message to the family. It gave everyone in the family great comfort. He was a loved son, brother, uncle and cousin by his entire family; his place in life was sorely missed.
Chief Buckendorf had designs of being a "cowboy" like his brothers, or a boxer; however, he joined the Navy instead. He was raised with twelve siblings in Colorado on ranches and farms.
GEORGE JR'S SIBLINGS:
* Marvin BUCKENDORF
* Martin BUCKENDORF born Aug 1, 1901 died Nov 1974, age 73 of Greeley, Weld co., CO
* Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, and Julia BUCKENDORF; stepbrothers Albert and Charles and a half sister.
Chief Buckendorf married December 27, 1938 to Doris L. Cannon in Los Angeles, California. She had a son, Bobby, and Jack adopted him. Doris BUCKENDORF was living at 1101 So. 8th Street, Alhambra, California when she signed the application May 28, 1950 for Jack's headstone and assumed responsiblity for placing it at his grave at her expense.
CHIEF BUCKENDORF's PARENTS: Amy Amelia Eaton-Buckendorf, born 1884, died in 1913 with her tenth child. She was only 29, and Jack was only four years old. According to her headstone, she was the mother of Marvin, Martin, Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, Jack and Julia, according to her headstone. She was buried in Virginia Dale Community Church Cemetery, Larimer Co., CO.
George Washington Buckendorf, SR. was born Nov 10, 1876 and died in 1952. He remarried a widow, Minnie Kramer, who had three children. George and Minnie had a son Jack together. Minnie was born in 1879 and died in 1967. George Sr was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Colorado with his second wife.
Sources: U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans;
http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/buckendorf.html; US WWI Draft Registration Cards; www.findagrave.com; etc.
When Seaman Buckendorf was wounded and knew that he was dying, he asked a friend to tell his father that he had "no regrets and would do it all over again". The friend traveled to Colorado to deliver this message to the family. It gave everyone in the family great comfort. He was a loved son, brother, uncle and cousin by his entire family; his place in life was sorely missed.
Chief Buckendorf had designs of being a "cowboy" like his brothers, or a boxer; however, he joined the Navy instead. He was raised with twelve siblings in Colorado on ranches and farms.
GEORGE JR'S SIBLINGS:
* Marvin BUCKENDORF
* Martin BUCKENDORF born Aug 1, 1901 died Nov 1974, age 73 of Greeley, Weld co., CO
* Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, and Julia BUCKENDORF; stepbrothers Albert and Charles and a half sister.
Chief Buckendorf married December 27, 1938 to Doris L. Cannon in Los Angeles, California. She had a son, Bobby, and Jack adopted him. Doris BUCKENDORF was living at 1101 So. 8th Street, Alhambra, California when she signed the application May 28, 1950 for Jack's headstone and assumed responsiblity for placing it at his grave at her expense.
CHIEF BUCKENDORF's PARENTS: Amy Amelia Eaton-Buckendorf, born 1884, died in 1913 with her tenth child. She was only 29, and Jack was only four years old. According to her headstone, she was the mother of Marvin, Martin, Rubin, Ruth, Steven, Stella, Amy, Jack and Julia, according to her headstone. She was buried in Virginia Dale Community Church Cemetery, Larimer Co., CO.
George Washington Buckendorf, SR. was born Nov 10, 1876 and died in 1952. He remarried a widow, Minnie Kramer, who had three children. George and Minnie had a son Jack together. Minnie was born in 1879 and died in 1967. George Sr was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery, Loveland, Colorado with his second wife.
Sources: U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans;
http://www.ussmarblehead.com/crew/buckendorf.html; US WWI Draft Registration Cards; www.findagrave.com; etc.
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