George Bush

Personal Information

Birthplace: Milton, Mass

Service Information

Branch of Service: Navy

Unit: Torpedo Squadron Fifty-One (VT-51)USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 9, 1943

Highest Rank: Lgt.

Military Honors: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal

Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

George Bush was born June 11, 1924 in Milton MA. He enlisted into the US Navy Air Group June 9, 1943. On September 2, 1944, Bush was serving as a torpedo bomber pilot in the Pacific theater of World War II when his squadron is attacked by Japanese anti-aircraft guns. Bush was forced to bail out of the plane over the ocean. George Bush fought bravely in World War II, flying 58 missions and 128 carrier landings. He came home to marry his girl Barbara. Later he enter politics and became the 41st President of the United States. Courtesy of Naval Aviation News