William Hubert Bush
MilitaryAssigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR), shot down by flak strafing a road convoy, crashed Prum, Germany 25-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11424
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Headcorn
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rocky Hill, Edmonson County, KY | 21 February 1922 | Son of Gano and Clyde C [Compton] Bush. |
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Enlisted |
Louisville, KY | 27 August 1942 | Louisville, Kentucky |
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Died |
Prum, Germany | 22 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR), shot down by flak strafing a road convoy, crashed Prum, Germany 25-Dec-44 KIA MACR 11424 |
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Buried |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Plot F Row 12 Grave 66 | |
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Based |
Lashenden | 25 December 1944 | Assigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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