Robert Earl "Bob" Busch

Bob, Herman and Ruth's fourth child, was born November 310, 1921, in San Jose, Illinois. He married Reva Carmen Shute (born December 13, 1920) on November 10, 1945.  Bob and Carmen had four children, Nancy Sue, born December 16, 1946; Robert Earl, II, born July 25, 1948; John Lee, born February 6, 1952, and Joseph Michael, born September 10, 1953. Carmen served as a W.A.V.E. at the time she and Bob married.
 

Carmen and Bob with Nancy and Herman and Ruth in 1947

Lt. Col. Robert E. Busch in 1965

Bob enlisted in the Air Force while a journalism student at the University of Illinois and became a pilot during World War II. Lt. Col. Busch made the Air Force his career fighting in both W.W. II and the Korean War. During W.W.II in the summer of 1944 Bob was assigned 32 bombing missions in B-24s over France and Germany. The first of those missions was only a few miles north of his grandfather's home. In 1950 Bob spent 2 days in Munich, his only time on German soil. Bob logged 8,000 pilot flying hours, mostly in heavy bombers, B-17, B-24, B-29, B-36, B-52. He had over 8 years overseas and has been in all 50 states, North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He has also flown over the North Pole.

While assigned to the Strategic Air Command Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, he hunted with his dad, Herman on the old Hermann, Sr. homestead. The house was no longer standing, but still standing was the little school house nearby where Louis, Lydia, his dad, Herman and Edwin had attended school.
 
 
 

Kids Nancy, Bob, Joe and John Bob and Carmen in 1998

In-laws Larry Whitlock (Nancy), Megan (Bob), Jan (Joe), Deanie (John), Bob and Carmen in 1998

Nancy, Bob, John, Joe, Megan (Bob's daughter), Jessie (John's daughter), Melissa (Bob's daughter), Jerry Busch (Uncle Kenneth's son), Bob and Carmen in 1998