The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
R. Busch
Rank
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
May 27, 1952
Ensign Busch was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 653, aboard carrier USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45). On May 27, 1952, while participating in a rescue operation of another downed pilot, his plane crashed into a hillside.