The Welsh pioneers built a log church .5 miles west of this cemetary in 1846 and used it till 1857. In 1856 this site was deeded for a church and cemetary. Two churches were built here in 1857 and 1885. The last church was removed in 1937. The cemetary is still in use today.
In 2019 the Wisconsin State Legislature named the section of Hwy 33 between Portage and Baraboo as the SSG Daniel D. Bush Memorial Hwy.
His grave stone is located within this cemetary about 100' due west of the cache. Below is the supporting documentation.
The legislature finds all of the following:
(a) Staff Sergeant Daniel D. Busch, a United States army ranger and member
of the United States Army 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta
Force), was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action against a
hostile enemy force on October 3, 1993, while serving as a member of Task Force
Ranger during operations in support of United Nations Operation in Somalia II in
Mogadishu, Somalia.
(b) During Operation Gothic Serpent, when the MH-60 helicopter he was in
was shot down by enemy fire, SSG Dan Busch immediately exited the aircraft, took
control of a key intersection, and provided suppressive fire with his M249 automatic
weapon against overwhelming enemy forces, thus, protecting the lives of and
ensuring the survival of his fellow team members. It was during this battle that SSG
Busch received his fatal wound and later died at a medical aid station. In his
heroism, SSG Busch left behind his young wife, Traci, and his infant child, Mitchell.
(c) Dan Busch was known by family, friends, and his community as a devoutly
religious man who valued family and friends. He was an avid and renowned
outdoorsman who excelled at hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Caledonia area
near Portage and loved driving his Uncle Bud's Dodge pickup truck with
three-on-the-tree transmission. Dan graduated from Portage High School in 1986
where he was known as a quiet, humble, decent, and honest student who let everyone
know he was going to join the U.S. Army and get into the special forces, earning him
the nickname Rambusch. When Dan enlisted in the U.S. Army, he succeeded and
excelled at all he set out to accomplish. When he soon became a ranger, he was known
widely as one of the best in his outfit at land navigation and tracking. Ultimately,
he became the youngest enlisted person at that time to qualify as a member of DeltaForce and became the youngest member of Delta Force at the time to qualify as a sniper.
(d) Dan's selfless acts in battle on that fateful day in Mogadishu, Somalia,exemplify not just his incredible character and integrity, but his unwavering andsteadfast commitment to his country and his fellow comrades.