Peter M. Busch | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Pete |
| Born | 1934or1935 |
| Died | (aged 51) Clark County, ID |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch | Marine Corps |
| Years of service | ?-1976 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Wars | Vietnam War |
| Other work | Senatorial candidate |
Peter M. Busch (1934/1935 - 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 was born in 1934 or 1935. [2] He 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] He retired from the Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel in 1976. [2] He ran for the United States Senate for Idaho as a Democrat in 1984. [2] [1] He was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Jim McClure, [3] receiving just 26% of the vote. [2] He moved from Lewiston to Caldwell in 1985 [4] to run for Idaho's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives against incumbent Larry E. Craig. [2]
On April 10, 1986, Busch was piloting his private airplane, a single-engine Piper, from Coeur D'Alene to a political convention in Idaho Falls. [2] [4] The weather was rainy with heavy fog patches. [2] The plane crashed into a hillside near Dubois, [4] and he, his wife, and former Idaho state senator and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Terry Reilly, the latter two of whom were passengers, were all killed instantly. [2] [4] Busch and his wife were buried in Colton, Washington, on April 15. [4]
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