John Bushemi
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| Born |
April 19, 1917 Centerville, Iowa |
| Died | February 19, 1944 (aged 26) Eniwetok, central Pacific |
| Resting place | Mount Mercy Cemetery, Gary, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Occupation | photojournalist |
| Years active | 1936–1944 |
| Employer | Gary Post-Tribune and the U.S. government |
| Known for | World War II combat photography in Yank magazine |
| Home town | Gary, Indiana |
| Parent(s) | Pietro Buscemi and Angelina Cariota Buscemi |
| Awards | Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for U.S. military service |
John A. Bushemi (April 19, 1917 – February 19, 1944) was an American, best known for his service as a World War II combat photographer and filmmaker for the U.S. Army. Bushemi, the son of Sicilian immigrants, was born in Centerville, Iowa, and grew up in Taylorville, Illinois, and Gary, Indiana. He joined the Gary Post-Tribune in 1936 as an apprentice photographer and became known for his sports photography. While working at the Post-Tribune he earned the nickname of "One Shot" for his abilities to capture moments on film with one click of his camera shutter. Bushemi enlisted in the army in June 1941. After taking basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he remained there as a staff photographer in its public relations office. In June 1942 Bushemi was reassigned as a staff photographer to Yank, a weekly magazine for enlisted men, and was based in its editorial office in New York City. In November 1942 Bushemi was transferred to Hawaii, where he and Yank correspondent Merle Miller opened its Pacific bureau.
Bushemi covered the Pacific Theater of Operations for Yank, including the fighting in New Georgia, Munda, Solomon Islands, Makin, Tarawa, and Kwajalein, and was killed in action at Eniwetok in the central Pacific in 1944. Bushemi received a posthumous Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his military service. Bushemi’s photographs have appeared in Yank, the Saturday Evening Post, the New York Times Magazine, the Gary Post-Tribune, the Field Artillery Journal, and in museum and library exhibitions. Among other awards for his photography, Bushemi was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 2001.
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