Busch David Lester

Name:

David Lester Busch

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

39917440

Unit:

783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1945-02-16

State:

Utah

Cemetery:

Price City Cemetery, Price, Carbon County, Utah, USA

Plot:

1-M

Row:

204

Grave:

3

Decoration:

Comments:

David Lester Busch was born on October 31, 1922, in Benton, Franklin County, Illinois. He was the son of David Charles Busch and Fannie Lee Williams Busch. He enlisted in the service on July 10, 1943. He served in the 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of B-24J Liberator #42-51871 during World War II.

On February 16, 1945, while carrying out a bombing mission over Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was struck by flak, causing it to catch fire and explode in mid-air near Haselbach, Bavaria. Seven crew members were killed, while the two survivors were captured and taken as prisoners of war.

Sgt Busch was among those who lost their lives in the crash and is now buried in the Price City Cemetery, Price, Carbon County, Utah, USA.

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