Simon Bolivar Buckner, born 18 July 1886, in Munfordville, KY SOURCES: > _http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g3/general_simon_b_buckner.htm_ (http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g3/general_simon_b_buckner.htm) > _http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22123.htm_ (http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22123.htm) > Final Disposition, dismantled in May 1999 at International Shipbreaking Co., Brownsville, TX. > Troop Accommodations 5,200 > General Simon B. Buckner was Killed In Action on Okinawa 18 June 1945 > > > > > > > > It should be noted that perhaps several thousand Kentucky born persons were transported in the military to Europe and Asian countries aboard this ship named for one of Kentucky’s finest military members. I myself spent time aboard this ship from the USA to Germany from Georgia Port and riding those huge waves of the Atlantic Ocean over its bow. Hopefully, many of its passengers are still living, and have often wondered what has become of this part of their personal history. Visit the sites above. JOHN in CA (former resident of KY)