Last updated: May 27, 2026
Person
Buchanan, James Paul
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Quick Facts
Significance:
US Air Force Staff Sergeant
Place of Birth:
Alabama
Date of Birth:
October 24th, 1930
Date of Death:
January 22nd, 1971
Place of Burial:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Cemetery Name:
Stones River National Cemetery
| James Paul Buchanan was born in Alabama to Samuel Paul Buchanan and Lillie Mae Hall Buchanan on October 24, 1930. He proudly served as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force Hospital during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He died on January 22, 1971. James Buchanan is buried in Stones River National Cemetery in plot R-6885. |