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William Hubert Bush
Military
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2nd Lt William H Bush 356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF.
Assigned 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
Service
Units served with
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354th Fighter Group
Group
The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the... -
356th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-20150
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Trier area with 2Lt William H Bush; shot down by flak strafing a road convoy, crashed Prum, Germany 25-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11424 ...
Associated Place
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Lashenden
Military site : airfield
Close to but completely separate from RAF Headcorn, Lashenden was built for the RAF during 1942-43 as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), initially as a light bomber base and then as a training base for mobile fighter squadrons. Enlarged and improved for...
Events
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| Born | Rocky Hill, Edmonson County, KY | 21 February 1922 |
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Son of Gano and Clyde C [Compton] Bush. |
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| Enlisted | Louisville, KY | 27 August 1942 |
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Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Based | Lashenden | 1944 – 25 December 1944 |
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Assigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Prum, Germany | 22 December 1944 |
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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 | 1946 |
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Re-Interred |
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Revisions
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| 25 May 2020 12:59:02 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46698963 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 May 2020 05:32:56 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310763508 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 February 2019 03:30:06 | ushistoryman | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank and role |
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Tom Clark |
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