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Peter M. Busch | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Pete |
| Born | November 19, 1934 |
| Died | April 10, 1986 (aged 51) |
Cause of death | Private plane crash |
| Buried | Saint Gall Cemetery Colton, Washington |
| Allegiance |  United States |
Branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
Service years | 195x–1976 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Wars | Vietnam War |
| Spouse | Charlene Ann Dupre Busch (1944–1986) |
| Other work | Senatorial candidate |
Peter Martin Busch (November 19, 1934 – April 10, 1986)[1][2] was a U. S. Marine Corps officer and the 1984 Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Idaho.[3][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1934,[2] Busch was a U. S. Marine Corps fighter pilot during the Vietnam War.[2] He flew in about 400 missions during the war and was shot down once.[2][4] Busch retired from the Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel in 1976,[2] and moved to Lewiston, Idaho.
He ran for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in 1984 and won the May primary,[1][2] but was soundly defeated by two-term Republican incumbent Jim McClure in the November election,[3] receiving just 26% of the vote.[2] He moved from Lewiston to Caldwell in 1985 to run for Congress in the first district against incumbent Larry Craig.[2][4]
Death
[edit]On April 10, 1986, Busch was piloting his private airplane, a single-engine Piper Arrow, from Coeur d'Alene to a political event in eastern Idaho at Idaho Falls.[2][4] Also aboard were his wife Charlene (42) and former state senator and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Terry Reilly (39). The weather was rainy with heavy fog patches;[2] shortly after 8 p.m. MST, the plane crashed into a hillside in Clark County near Dubois and all three were killed instantly.[2][4][5] After their funeral in Lewiston on April 15, Busch and his wife were buried in Colton, Washington.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Officials Confirm Three Dead In Crash Of Plane Carrying Candidatess". AP NEWS. April 11, 1986. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- 1 2 "Reagan's win changes little in Congress". The Oil Daily. November 8, 1984. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Busches lauded as believers". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 16, 1986. p. A9.
- ↑ "Plane crash in eastern Idaho kills Democratic candidates". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 12, 1986. p. A6.
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