Bio: Buss, Jimmie E. (Promoted to Sergeant – 1968)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Buss

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 12 Sep 1968

Jimmie E. Buss, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Buss, route 1, Withee (Clark Co.), Wisconsin, was promoted to Army Sergeant upon completion of the Ft. Knox Ky., Armor Non-Commissioned Officer Candidate course July 10, 1968.

During his 12 weeks of classroom and field instruction, the team and troop leadership, combat demolitions, counter guerilla tactics and fundamentals of attack. He also received instruction on the turret of the M48A3 and M50 tanks, and a night compass exercise.

His selection for the course was the result of a specialized Army program that grants rapid promotions to outstanding individuals. He entered the Army in December 1967.

 

 


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