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]
Peter M. Busch | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Pete |
| Born | November 19, 1934 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 1986 (aged 51) Clark County, Idaho |
| Cause of death | Private plane crash |
| Buried | Saint Gall Cemetery Colton, Washington |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 195x–1976 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Wars | Vietnam War |
| Spouse(s) | Charlene Ann Dupre Busch (1944–1986) |
| Other work | Senatorial candidate |
Biography
editBorn 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
editOn 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- ^ a b "Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Officials Confirm Three Dead In Crash Of Plane Carrying Candidatess". AP NEWS. 1986-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ a b "Reagan's win changes little in Congress". The Oil Daily. 1984-11-08. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ a b c d e "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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