Bush enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday, June 12, 1942, as a Seaman 2nd Class. He was commissioned an ensign and pilot and served aboard the USS San Jacinto flying Grumman Avener bombers with the 3rd and 5th Fleets. On September 2, 1944, Bush was assigned to take out a radio station located in the Bonin Islands. In the course of the action, Bushs plane was hit with enemy fire. Though the plane was on fire, he completed his strafing run on the targeted Japanese installation before flying towards sea to bail out offshore from Chichi Jima, a Japanese-held island near the more well-known Iwo Jima. He was rescued by a Navy submarine, the USS Finback. A genuine hero, Bush was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals. He was discharged in September 1945 with the rank of lieutenant (j.g.) View attachment 25219 View attachment 25220 View attachment 25221 View attachment 25222 View attachment 25223 View attachment 25224
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George the Younger missed a poison pill by not getting the "Herbert". That would have made him a "Jr.", and no "Jr." has been elected to the White House.
????? James E. Carter Jr. Gerald R. Ford Jr. - granted he was not elected to the White House... John Calvin Coolidge Jr. James Buchanan Jr. Also of note, current President Obama is Obama II, but not a Jr.
Sorry, that's part of a long joke that involves talking Dubya out of the White House. Weirdly convoluted, but funny. I'll see if I can find the video.
