Private First Class Wilburn Dee Buckner was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on September 12, 1951.
| He was repatriated November 27, 1951 aboard the SS Allegheny Victoria and brought to Knoxville by rail for funeral services. |
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 13 July 1932
- Date of death: 12 September 1951
- County: Knox
- Service Branch: Marine Corps
- Division/Assignment: 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
- Conflict: Korean War
- Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Edgewood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXI, Top Panel
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