Name:
Arthur B. Buschlen
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
35011959
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
B
Row:
19
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star
Comments:
Arthur B. Buschlen was born in 1915 in Gladwin County, Michigan. He entered the military service in Ohio and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He fought in North Africa and Sicily. He was killed on Omaha Beach in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944 while attempting to save the lives of two wounded men when their boat capsized in enemy fire as it neared the Normandy beach. Later, in spite of mortal wounds, he attempted to salvage equipment entangled in barbed wire barriers in the channel. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Bronze Star for gallantry posthumously. He is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.