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Testimony of: Lt. Jack Busheyhead, 0-1284822, Company "I", 157th Infantry.
Taken at: Pullach, Germany. (Near Munich)
Date: 4 May 1945. By: Lt. Col. Joseph M. Whitaker, IGD,
Asst. Inspector General, Seventh Army.
The witness was sworn.
155 Q Please state your name, rank, serial number and organization.
A Jack Busheyhead, 1st Lieutenant, 0-1284822, Company "I", 157th Infantry.
(The witness was advised of his rights under the 24th Article of War.)
156 Q Do you remember the taking of the Dachau Concentration Camp?
A Yes, sir.
157 Q Were you present when a number of SS men were separated from the other prisoners taken by your company?
A Yes, sir.
158 Q What other officers were present?
A I believe Lt. Drain, Company "M", and Col. Sparks. I believe that is all I can recall. There were other officers in the near vicinity, but out a little bit.
159 Q Who else?
A I believe Lt. Drain, Company "M", and Col. Sparks. I believe that is all I can recall. There were other officers in the near vicinity but out a little bit.
160 Q Did Col. Sparks witness the separation of the SS men from the other prisoners?
A I do not know on that. I recall seeing him further down the road initially where we found the bodies. There was sort of a command group there.
161 Q The bodies that you speak of as having been found, do you refer to the bodies in the boxcars along the railroad tracks?
A Yes, sir.
162 Q What was done with these SS men after they were separated from the other prisoners?