d: 9 Jan 1998, Billings, Montana; b: 22 Nov 1918, Baxter Springs, Kansas s/o Arthur and Pearl Buffalo; WWII, Korean War; naval fighter pilot, flight instructor; ma: 23 Sep 1950, Myrtle Middleton McKnight; retired BIA, Billings after 72yrs; surv: wife, 2daus; 1gson; svc 16 Jan, Smith Chapel-Laurel