Jerry Porter Bush
Military
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UPL 29694
Lt. Jerry P Bush, Hulett WY, 503rd Fighter Squadron.
Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 503rd Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Shy Ann
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron 503rd Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Shy Ann
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hulett WY | 6 May 1921 | Son of Jerry Walter and Ethelyn Grace “Ethel” [Harbert] Bush. |
Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 21 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 12 September 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Discharged USAAF |
31 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
3 March 1986 | ||
Buried |
Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, SD | 6 March 1986 | Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota |
Hulett, WY 82720, USA | |||
Based |
Fowlmere | 12 September 1944 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History