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Here are the details for cross-reference:
John-117, or as most know him the Master Chief.
Birthplace: Unknown
Year of Birth: 2511 (Unconfirmed)
Lived: Eridanus 2 (Length of stay unknown)
Previous estimation of age: 42
John was abducted/recruited at the age of six from Eridanus 2 by Dr. Catherine Halsey and placed in the Spartan 2 program.
A flash clone was put in his place to prevent any suspicion from his parents.
Catherine Halsey later read a file that stated the clones had all died, but this file was supposedly composed by either ONI or Colonel Ackerson, both of which she has a very poor relationship with.
(So this section is still up for debate).
Colonel Ackerson's moral compass could be called into question when it concerns the Spartans as he was quite surreptitious in his procurement of Kurt-051 in the Ghosts of Onyx. So he is more than capable of being involved, somehow, with the flash clones.
ONI, as we all know, have access to highly advanced or extremely rare technology, the Slipspace launchers on Earth, reach and Onyx being a prime example.
Edward 'Buck'
Birthplace: Draco 3
Year of birth: 2510 (Confirmed)
Lived: Draco 3
Age: 42
The timeline of the theory:
John is born on Draco 3 and then his family moves afterwards to Eridanus 2. He is abducted and his clone is put in his place to avoid suspicion. The clone, somehow, inherits John's unique streak of good fortune and survives.
With the rise in violence from the insurrectionists, the clone + family moved back to a planet they know and feel safe: Draco 3.
The clone is raised, becomes a student and then enlists in the UNSC Marine Corps before becoming an ODST.
Names
The names used by both characters are obviously different, but 'Buck' could simply be a nickname and his surname could be Edward.
Example: John Edward (The psychic/medium on TV)
Voice
As already pointed out both the characters voices are different. But we have a number of possible explanations for this:
The condition that almost killed the clone, affected his voice box
The augmentation process changed John's voice box.
Previous injuries sustained in battle.
Height
John's augmentation.
[Edited on 06.08.2009 6:17 AM PDT]