Herman Banks Busick

Herman B. Busick

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/26/1944

Herman Banks Busick was born in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina on June 15, 1922.

He was drafted into the Army on May 28, 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His home of residence
was listed as Rockingham County, North Carolina, and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm Hands,
General Farms. He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

On May 28, 1944 at Bournemouth, Dorset, England Busick was reduced from the rank
of Private First Class to Private.

Private Busick was killed in action in France, on June 26, 1944, during the battle for Cherbourg.

Herman B. Busick was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Blossville Cemetery at Carentan, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in North Carolina.

Burial:
Apple Chapel Christian Church Cemetery
Gibsonville
Guilford County
North Carolina, USA

Grave monument of Herman B. Busick

Photo by ppdavis from the Find A Grave website

Inscription on the grave monument of Herman B. Busick

Photo by ppdavis from the Find A Grave website

Note: The rank of Private First Class (PFC) on his grave marker may be a posthumous promotion,
but more likely refers to his rank before it was reduced in May 1944.
Herman B. Busick is listed in the Morning Reports for Company B as having died with the rank of Private.

Top photo of Herman Busick by cynthia wagoner from the Find A Grave website.
Note the 22nd Infantry insignia on his cap.

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