This name is included on a list of Monuments Men and Women compiled by Captain Edith A. Standen during her service in postwar Germany. No first name was provided on her list.

Captain Busey served as a Monuments officer assigned to the urban district (Stadtkreis) of Munich, Germany. Working out of offices in the town hall (Rathaus), Busey conducted inspections of monuments within the city center. In July 1945, he worked alongside the regional Monuments officer, First Lieutenant Daniel J. Kern, during negotiations with Prof. Dr. Georg Lill, director of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments, regarding the restoration of the city’s great triumphal arch, the Siegestor (Victory Gate). Modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Arch of Constantine in Rome, the Siegestor suffered severe damage during the war. Following careful inspection, Busey and Kern concluded that its crumbled state posed a threat to traffic and pedestrians. The pair then devised a careful demolition plan. They disassembled the arch piece by piece, taking care to conserve all remaining statues, reliefs, columns, and small stone fragments. This painstaking process ensured the rebuilding of the monument using as many of the original materials as possible.

By September 1945, Busey was stationed with the MFAA in Stuttgart.

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