Owen L. Buford | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	O-801242
Unit	321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Georgia
Date of Death	February 29 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart - R

Notes

1LT Buford's remains were recovered and interred at Arlington National Cemetery. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.