Collin Buchanan
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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Collin Buchanan (1908 - 1979)

Collin Buchanan was born on June 5, 1908. He died on August 23, 1979 at 71 years of age. He was buried in Calverton National Cemetery Section 4 Site 3701, Calverton, Ny. We know that Collin Buchanan had been residing in East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York.
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Burial / Funeral

Calverton National Cemetery
Section 4 Site 3701,
210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, Calverton, Ny

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East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York

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Collin Buchanan lived 1 year longer than the average Buchanan family member when he died at the age of 71.

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Branch of service: Us Army
Rank attained: SGT
Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii

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1908 - In the year that Collin Buchanan was born, a mysterious Siberian explosion leveled over 770 square miles of forest. There were no human casualties. Explanations of the explosion have included a comet, meteorite, natural atomic explosion, or a crashed UFO. Although it is called an impact event - the largest one in recorded earth history - there is no crater and it is widely thought that the explosion was caused by a meteor exploding 3 to 6 miles above the earth.

1942 - Collin was 34 years old when due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).

1945 - By the time he was 37 years old, in October, automobile production in the United States for private consumers was allowed to resume. It took a while for car makers to get those new cars to buyers - they had to once again change their manufacturing plants, this time from war production to peacetime.

1946 - Collin was 38 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.

1979 - In the year of Collin Buchanan's passing, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. They were released at the end of the inauguration speech of the newly elected Ronald Reagan.

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Collin Buchanan passed away on August 23, 1979 at 71 years of age. There is no listed cause of death. He was buried in Calverton National Cemetery Section 4 Site 3701, Calverton, Ny. He was born on June 5, 1908. There is no information about Collin's immediate family. We know that Collin Buchanan had been residing in East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York.

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Source(s): Social Security Death Index and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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