Robert Eugene Bush
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1926-2005) · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Died at 79
Robert Eugene Bush, at age 18, was the youngest member of the United States Navy in World War II to receive the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor.
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About this person
He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" while serving as hospital corpsman attached to a Marine Corps rifle company on May 2, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Country
United States
Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2005 · aged 79