Geroge H. Bush

Geroge H. Bush

Navy

GEROGE
H.
BUSH

Jun 12, 1924 - Nov 30, 1918
BIRTHPLACE: Milton, Mass

SOLDIER DETAILS

HIGHEST RANK: Lgt.
DIVISION:
Navy
,
Torpedo Squadron Fifty-One (VT-51)USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
THEATER OF OPERATION:
Pacific
SERVED: Jun 9, 1943 -
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

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