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BUSH, William Hubert - Date of
birth
21 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Edmonson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Park City, Barren County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-708645 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
356th Fighter Squadron,
354th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
On the top of the hill south of the town
Prüm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 66 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Gano C Bush (father)
Clyde (Moore) Bush (mother)
James G Bush (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-20150 -
Data
Type: P47D-28
Destination: Trier, Germany
Mission: Armed Reconnaissance
MACR: 11424
More information
William Bush was employed at the International Mack Motor Company.Statement from Capt Francis P. Mcintire, who flew in the same mission: “Lt Bush was flying as Red No. 3 on an armed reconnaissance mission in the Trier area on 25 December. We spotted a large M/T convoy in the middle of the town of Prüm and Lt Bush and I went down to strafe it. There was intense 20 mm flak in the area. When I pulled off the target, I looked around for Lt Bush but could not find him. I went back to Prüm and saw his ship burning on top of the hill just south of town. I believe that it was impossible for Lt Bush to have gotten out of the crash.”
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal
Photo source: FOHF, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-A, Goodfellow Field, Texas,www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-E Lubbock, Texas.