Burton Miles Bush
Military
Object Number - UPL 42514 - Captain Burton Miles Bush Pilot/Lead Pilot 93rd BG - 458th BG - 466th BG
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34504576
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688921
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yokum Boy
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wolfgang
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
![A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group return to base after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31761) nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge". Image stamped on reverse: 'Sunday Pictorial for Censor.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310673.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'BACK FROM BERLIN. Scenes this week at a Bomber station of the U.S. Air Force , somewhere in England. The crew of the Flying Fortress "Rotherhithe's Revenge", a British subscribed ship](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-380068.jpg.webp?itok=vp71jgvO)
- Date: 8 March 1944
- Date: 15 March 1944
- Date: 21 March 1944
- Date: 23 March 1944
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

- Site type: Airfield

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Dekalb, Illinois | 3 July 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 9 April 1942 | |
Other 458th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Horsham St. Faith | 6 March 1944 - 11 April 1944 | |
Other 93rd BG Combat Tour |
RAF Hardwick | 15 April 1944 - 15 August 1944 | Dates are approximate |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 30 August 1944 - 26 October 1944 | |
Died |
Fresno County, CA | 20 April 2008 | Col. Burton M. Bush passed away at the age of 85. Burton lived a full and interesting life. He enjoyed an exciting career as an Air Force pilot. It was a career he enjoyed. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lucille; three children Duane, Tom, and Chris; three grandchildren Jason, Aaron and Meghan; and five great-grandchildren Kalea, Noah, Jonna-Lee, Emily, and Adisyn. He will be missed. Remembrances may be sent to the Alzheimer's Foundation of Central California, 4411 N. Cedar Ave., Suite 102, Fresno, Ca 93726. |
Buried |
Clovis, CA | 23 April 2008 | Clovis Cemetery Clovis, Fresno County, California, USA |
Revisions
https://www.458bg.com/crew14bush.htm
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=3720764…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80606290
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 330
458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia