Landin Van Buren, 94, WWII Combat Veteran, Vice Principal
IN MEMORIAM
Landin Van Buren, 94, WWII
Combat Veteran, Vice Principal
ONEONTA – Landin Irving Van Buren, 94, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II and later rose to vice principal at Oneonta Junior High School laid down his working tools on Sept. 25, 2017.
Landin was born May 3, 1923, in Oneonta, where he lived his entire life except for the World War II years. He graduated from Oneonta High School in 1941, and in the fall of that year entered Hartwick College as a chemistry major.
