Buford, John David Jr.
Navy Machinist

John David Jr. Buford, age 38, from Harrison County Gulfport, Mississippi .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.
Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Sun Herald (1946)