Richard Francis Buck

1926 - 1945  (19 years)

• Name	Richard Francis Buck  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 Apr 1926	Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Greeley Center, Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  Residence	1940	Center Precinct, Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1944	Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 5 6; Weight 140; Complexion Light; Hair Color Blonde; Eye Color Brown
  Three Sons Serving in Army - Richard, Edward, and	14 Sep 1944	Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  		Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 14 Sep 1944 - 2 Three Sons Serving in Army - Richard, Edward, and Thomas Buck
  Death	16 Jun 1945	Okinawa, Japan
  Wounded - Richard Buck	19 Jul 1945	Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  		Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 19 Jul 1945 - 1 Wounded - Richard Buck
  Last Rites - Richard Francis Buck	7 Apr 1949	Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [6]
  		Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 7 Apr 1949 - 1 Last Rites - Richard Francis Buck
  Name	Dick Buck
  Name	Richard Buck  [3]
  Reference Number	27608
  Person ID	I27608	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Ruben Buck,   b. Apr 1897, Nebraska, USA d. 9 Feb 1953, Saint Paul, Howard, Nebraska, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Cecilia Barbara Hust,   b. 2 Nov 1900, Spalding, Greeley, Nebraska, USA d. 1972 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F18376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Apr 1926 - Greeley, Nebraska, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Greeley Center, Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1935 - Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Center Precinct, Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 5 6; Weight 140; Complexion Light; Hair Color Blonde; Eye Color Brown - 1944 - Greeley, Nebraska, USA Three Sons Serving in Army - Richard, Edward, and - 14 Sep 1944 - Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Death - 16 Jun 1945 - Okinawa, Japan Wounded - Richard Buck - 19 Jul 1945 - Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Last Rites - Richard Francis Buck - 7 Apr 1949 - Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	9 Photos
  	Richard Buck
  	Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 14 Sep 1944 - 2 Three Sons Serving in Army - Richard, Edward, and Thomas Buck
  	Richard F Buck
  	Richard Buck's flag and portrait
  	Richard F Buck, WW2 monument Peace Park Memorial
  	Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 7 Apr 1949 - 1 Last Rites - Richard Francis Buck
  	Richard Buck
  	Richard Buck's letter informing of death
  	Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 19 Jul 1945 - 1 Wounded - Richard Buck

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341016. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341016 [S11] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 14. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 14 [S9] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02248; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 39-3. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Greeley Center, Greeley, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02248; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 39-3 [S3103] Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 14 Sep 1944 - 2, (Name: The Greeley Citizen; Location: Greeley, Nebraska; Date: 14 Sep 1944;), Three Sons Serving in Army - Richard, Edward, and Thomas Buck 14 Sep 1944. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greeley-citizen-three-sons-serving-i/192222000/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 14 Sep 1944 - 2 Three Sons Serving in Army - Richard, Edward, and Thomas Buck [S3101] Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 19 Jul 1945 - 1, (Name: The Greeley Citizen; Location: Greeley, Nebraska; Date: 19 Jul 1945;), Wounded - Richard Buck 19 Jul 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greeley-citizen-wounded-richard-bu/192220656/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 19 Jul 1945 - 1 Wounded - Richard Buck [S3102] Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 7 Apr 1949 - 1, (Name: The Greeley Citizen; Location: Greeley, Nebraska; Date: 7 Apr 1949;), Last Rites - Richard Francis Buck 7 Apr 1949. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greeley-citizen-last-rites-richard/192221766/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - The Greeley Citizen - 7 Apr 1949 - 1 Last Rites - Richard Francis Buck