John A. Busterud

Anne Witwer

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(m. 1953;div. 2015)​

John Busterud
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
In office 1976–1977
Children	3
Education	University of Oregon (BA)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	World War II

John Armand Busterud (March 7, 1921 - January 4, 2016) was a Republican Assemblyman in the California legislature for the 22nd District. ^[1] He was also Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, was married to Anne Witwer and had three children: John, James and Mary. ^[2]

Military service

After college, Busterund became an officer in the United States Army and served 90th Infantry Division in World War II. ^[3] His unit seized art and gold hidden by Germany in a salt mine. He wrote the Below The Salt, an account of his units capture of the German gold reserves at Merkers Mine in the war. ^{[4] [5]} After the war, Busterund continued his service in the army and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.

References

1. "John A. Busterud". joincalifornia.com.
2. "John Busterud, environmental official and Marin Headlands activist, dies at 94". January 11, 2016.
3. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
4. Busterud, John A. (2001). Below the salt : how the Fighting 90th Division struck gold and art treasure in a salt mine. [Philadelphia]: Xlibris. ISBN   1401016367. OCLC   49627251.
5. Colby, John (1991). War from the ground up : the 90th division in WWII. Nortex. OCLC   1023070473.

Political offices
Preceded by Russell Peterson	Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 1976–1977	Succeeded by Charles Warren