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| Sgt. Paulie Buss, 36th Infantry Division https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33834379&ref=acom |
Paulie C. Buss never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on September 15, 1917 in Texas. His parents were also both born in Texas. His father worked as a merchandise store clerk. Although only 28 at the time, he died of diabetes in 1923. His mother remarried a farmer. Paulie had a younger brother and sister plus a half-sister. By 1940 Paulie had completed two years of high school. He had moved out on his own and worked as a service station attendant.
He enlisted in the army on November 16, 1940. He became a sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division. The 36th ID arrived in North Africa in April 1943. It was first assigned to guard the thousands of German POWs from the Africa Korps. It first saw action in Italy during the Battle of Salerno in September 1943 where it suffered more than 4,000 casualties. The 36th was given six weeks of rest before returning the front line in mid-November. It captured a number of enemy positions on the Bernhardt Line despite bad weather and strong enemy resistance. By mid-December the 141st IR was advancing on San Pietro. The engagement was later made famous by John Huston's documentary movie The Battle of San Pietro, released in 1945. The 3rd Battalion came under a minor counter attacks three different times on the morning of December 16, 1943. The enemy was unsuccessful in beating the Americans, but Sgt. Buss was killed. The regiment needed nearly 300 men to replace the soldiers it lost killed or wounded during December.
His grave is at Breslau Cemetery in Halletsville, Texas.
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