Kern County Obituaries

Henry H. Buckner, Jr.

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 4 Dec 1952

Instantly killed when the car in which he was riding struck the engine of the 
Searles local just north of Mojave Nov. 26 at 10:20 p.m. was Seaman Henry H. 
Buckner, Jr. age 20. The car driven by Tommy D. Gates of Ardmore, Okla. struck 
the right front side of the diesel, tearing off a small platform. The young 
sailor had hitched a ride with Gates before the accident happened.
His body was prepared for shipment by the O�Donnell Funeral Home and was sent to 
Espanola, New Mexico for burial.
Gates was taken to EAFB hospital with numerous broken bones and transferred to 
Sawtelle the following morning.
Engineer of the train, was Frank Lowe, Fireman was Henry I. Miller.