G. Edward Buxton Jr.

Gonzalo Edward Ned Buxton Jr. was a Colonel in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and the commanding officer of Sergeant Alvin C. York. In later life he was the First Assistant Director of the OSS.

Gonzalo Edward Ned Buxton, Jr. was Born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 13, 1880 to Dr. G. Edward and Sarah A. Buxton. In 1884 his family moved to National City, San Diego County, California where he received his early education before moving back to the family home of Rhode Island in 1895. Ned had one sibling, a brother, Bertram Harrington Buxton born in Worcester, MA.

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