Son of Herbert Ezekiel Buffington and Julia Ann Cleghorn Buffington. He attended Atlanta Public Schools until his sophomore year of high school when he was recruited to attend Scarborough School in Scarborough, NY on a tennis scholarship. He became the singles champion of the City of Atlanta, and the States of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. With partner, William Gillespie, he won the national inter-scholastic doubles championship in 1939. He attended Duke University on a tennis scholarship where he was a member in Tombs honorary athletic fraternity and was co-captain of the Duke Tennis team. In February 1942, he was drafted into World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps' 320 Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre until he returned home in October 1945 after the war ended. For over 30 years, he was active in Atlanta's commercial construction industry, retiring in 1986 from Anning-Johnson Company as Vice-President and District Manager. He was a member of the Cathedral of St. Philip and Cherokee Town & Country Club.
Son of Herbert Ezekiel Buffington and Julia Ann Cleghorn Buffington. He attended Atlanta Public Schools until his sophomore year of high school when he was recruited to attend Scarborough School in Scarborough, NY on a tennis scholarship. He became the singles champion of the City of Atlanta, and the States of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. With partner, William Gillespie, he won the national inter-scholastic doubles championship in 1939. He attended Duke University on a tennis scholarship where he was a member in Tombs honorary athletic fraternity and was co-captain of the Duke Tennis team. In February 1942, he was drafted into World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps' 320 Bomb Squadron in the Pacific Theatre until he returned home in October 1945 after the war ended. For over 30 years, he was active in Atlanta's commercial construction industry, retiring in 1986 from Anning-Johnson Company as Vice-President and District Manager. He was a member of the Cathedral of St. Philip and Cherokee Town & Country Club.
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