Lieutenant Commander Harold Lloyd Buell

1919 - 2014  (94 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Harold Lloyd Buell
  Title	Lieutenant Commander
  Born	4 Nov 1919	Keokuk, Lee, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  		1930 Buell 1930 US census, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, enumeration district 17-6, Family Number 92, Buell, Sheet 3B. Living as boarders with 5 other people of no known relationship. This census entry cuts across two sheets.
  		1930 Buell 1930 US census, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, enumeration district 17-6, Family Number 92, Buell, Sheet 4A. Living as boarders with 5 other people of no known relationship. This census entry cuts across two sheets.
  Military Service	U.S. Navy, WWII
  	Served December 1940 to January 1962. Approximate flight hours: jet: 600 prop: 3,750. 415 fixed wing carrier/ship landings. Combat awards: Navy Cross, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross (X3), Purple Heart (X2), and four Presidential Unit Citations. From the orders awarding him the Navy Cross: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Harold Lloyd Buell (NSN: 0-104297), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber and Flight Leader in Bombing Fighting Squadron TWO (VBF-2), attached to the U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), in action against the enemy fleet in the vicinity of the East Philippine Sea on 20 June 1944. In the face of intense, accurate anti-aircraft fire, which blew a three-foot hole in his wing just after release, Lieutenant Buell led his division in a determined, devastating dive bombing attack, himself scoring a direct hit on the large enemy carrier under attack. Although wounded by a fragment from the shell that hit is wing, he flew his severely damaged plane through the night back to our carrier forces. By his brilliant airmanship, aggressive fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty, Lieutenant Buell contributed materially to the success of our operations in this historic engagement, and his great personal valor in the face of grave peril was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
  		Harold Lloyd Buell WWII. Harold Lloyd Buell changes to roster.
  		LTC Buell. The Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller Times Monday January 10, 1955 section B, page 1.
  Died	14 Aug 2014
  		Harold Buell Obituary. Harold Buell Obituary. St. Augustine (Florida) Record, Aug. 21. 2014
  Buried	San Lorenzo Cemetery, Saint Augustine, St Johns, Florida, United States
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Elsie Buell,   b. 30 Oct 1910, Mahaska County, Iowa ,   d. 5 Oct 2006
  2. Laura Buell
  3. Laurence Buell
  4. Edith Buell
  5. Virginia Rae Buell,   b. Abt 1922, Iowa
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I14363	Nagel
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Waldo Edgar Buell,   b. 29 Mar 1880, New York ,   d. 1 Feb 1923, Keokuk County, Iowa  (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Gertrude M Fairchild,   b. Oct 1884, Westville, Franklin, New York ,   d. 20 Apr 1924  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	14 Jun 1905	Westville, Franklin, New York
  Family ID	F4898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothea Johnson
  Married	1953	Dade County, Florida
  Children	1. Beverle Lorence Buell
  Family ID	F4899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mrs Molly Lang,   b. 7 Dec 1922,   d. 15 Jun 2009, North Carolina  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F4907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Nov 1919 - Keokuk, Lee, Iowa Married - 1953 - Dade County, Florida Buried - - San Lorenzo Cemetery, Saint Augustine, St Johns, Florida, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Harold Buell. Harold Buell.

  
  

  Documents

  Buell Family. The Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times, Sunday, January 16, 1955 section C, page 11.