- SURNAME
Busch
- FORENAME
Daniel Darrell (Dan)
- UNIT
1 SF Operational Detachment - Delta (Task Force Ranger,Special Ops Command)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
- DATE OF DEATH
3rd October 1993
- AGE
25
- GRAVESITE
Welsh Church Cemetery,Portage,Columbia County,Wisconsin
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Portage,Wisconsin
born 30.7.1968 Baraboo,Wisconsin
son of Darrell and Virginia (nee Allen) Busch
husband of Traci Busch (married 28.7.1990) (1 son Mitchell)
graduated Portage Senior High School 1986
entered service 1986
awards Silver Star (posthumous),Bronze Star,Meritorious Service Medal
KIA Mogadishu,Somalia
DATE OF DEATH:
03-Oct-1993AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/busch-daniel.30755/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Daniel Busch, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against hostile enemy forces while serving with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta, Task Force RANGER, Special Operations Command, during combat operations in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 3 and 4 October 1993. On that date while gallantly defending the crew of a downed MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter against a numerically superior enemy force, Staff Sergeant Busch was mortally wounded. His actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military forces, and reflect great credit upon himself, the Special Operations Command, and the United States Army.
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