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Personal info

Full name
BUSCH, Victor John
Date of birth
4 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Green Valley, Shawano County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Green Valley, Shawano County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36957123
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Brand, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 3 15

Immediate family

Members
August A. Busch (father)
Anna E. Busch (mother)
Carl J. Busch (brother)
Anita H. Busch (sister)
August G. Busch (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, Draft Card, Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Cheryl Paholke (niece) - courtesy of Jasper van Kampen-16th Infantry Historical Society