LLOYD M. BUCHER (1927-2004). /nAmerican naval officer. Bucher (left), the commander of the U.S.S. 'Pueblo,' speaking with a colonel of the United Nations Command after crossing the bridge into South Korea at Panmunjom, 22 December 1968, following the release of himself and his crew by North Korea, where they had been held captive for the previous 11 months.