(1926-2005) WWII Navy Medal of Honor Recipient. Awarded the MOH for his actions at Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 2 May 1945. Fearlessly braving the fury of artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire from strongly entrenched enemy positions, Bush unhesitatingly moved from one casualty to another to attend the wounded falling under the enemy's murderous barrages. As the attack passed over a ridge top, he was administering blood plasma to a marine officer lying wounded on the skyline when the Japanese launched a savage counterattack. In this perilously exposed position, he resolutely maintained the flow of life-giving plasma, and with the bottle held high in one hand, Bush drew his pistol with the other and fired into the enemy's ranks until his ammunition was expended. Seizing a discarded carbine, he continued to fire on the Japanese, charging over the hill killing six of them despite his own serious wounds, with the loss of an eye suffered during his desperate battle in defense of the helpless man. With the hostile force finally routed, he calmly continued ministering aid while refusing medical treatment for himself until his officer patient had been evacuated, and collapsing only after attempting to walk to the battle aid station. Youngest Navy Member to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Profiled in Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation

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