The Personal Collection of Colonel Claude S. Buchanan
Who is
Claude S. Buchanan?
A remarkable man's life story.
Claude Sharp Buchanan was born on November 23rd, 1890, to his mother, Matilda Sharp Buchanan, and his father, Claude Robinson Buchanan, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. When Claude was only one year of age, his brother Dwight Gilbert was born sometime in March of 1892. However, Dwight did not survive and unfortunately passed on September 9th, 1892. After graduating High School at Central High School, Grand Rapids in 1911, Claude entered the University of Michigan at the age of 22. There, Claude would meet Ruth Eldora Parrent in his freshman year. The two were married on December 24th, 1913, and would be until Ruth's passing in 1960.
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In 1917, Claude Sharp Buchanan was loaned to the Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps by the engineering department of the Dodge Motor Car Company, a notable manufacturing partner for WWI war efforts. In this position, located in Washington, DC, he acted as a consultant in connection with the meticulous design and production of the Liberty 12A aircraft engine. It was primarily used in warplanes such as the American-manufactured De Havilland DH-4, the De Havilland DH-9A, and various varieties of Curtiss and Caproni biplane models. The Liberty 12A engine was well-regarded as a powerhouse crucial to an aerial attack and ultimate victory. Back at home in Detroit, Michigan, Ruth would welcome a baby girl, Ruth Charlotte Buchanan, on July 19th, 1917. The news was broken to Claude via Western Union Telegram, announcing that "EIGHT POUND DAUGHTER MOTHER AND BABY DOING NICELY."
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Claude's Service Timeline
2015-2017
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