Frank Buckles

United States Army soldier and centenarian
Person Human Q291275
Frank Buckles

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
February 1, 1901
Date of death
February 27, 2011
Place of birth
Bethany
Place of death
Charles Town
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Official website
www.frankbuckles.org[17]
Citizenship
United States
Conflict
World War I
Family name
Buckles[14]
Given name
Frank, Wood[15][16]
Military branch
United States Army[11]
Military, police or special rank
Corporal[12]
Participant in
World War I
Participated in conflict
World War I[13]
Subject has role
supercentenarian, centenarian
🏷️ Also known as
en Frank Buckles en Frank Woodruff Buckles en Wood Buckles de Frank Woodruff Buckles es Frank Woodruff Buckles fi Frank Woodruff Buckles fr Frank Woodruff Buckles ja フランク・ウッドラフ・バックルズ ja フランク・バックルズ ko 프랭크 버클스 pl Frank Woodruff Buckles pt Frank Woodruff Buckles ru Фрэнк Баклс
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
221144782966276607465
E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID
2315
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Frank-Woodruff-Buckles
FamilySearch person ID
L7PZ-3S6, LZNC-X9Z
Find a Grave memorial ID
27677330
Freebase ID
/m/02ppcb6
Geni profile ID
318135924570003733
WikiTree person ID
Buckles-408
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxDHPtxGVymJ7GQ6Y3wC

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Award received 2
Subject has role 2
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Military branch 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Occupation 1
Participant in 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Frank Buckles was born in Bethany[1]. He was born on February 1, 1901[2]. He died in Charles Town[3]. He died on February 27, 2011[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[8], a grade of an order[18], in France[19] and Inter-Allied Victory Medals[9], a service medal[20].

FAQs

Where was Frank Buckles born?

Frank Buckles was born in Bethany[1].

Where did Frank Buckles die?

Frank Buckles died in Charles Town[3].

What did Frank Buckles do for work?

Frank Buckles worked as military personnel[5].

What awards did Frank Buckles receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[8] and Inter-Allied Victory Medals[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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