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  2. U.S. Navy (1942-1945)

U.S. Navy (1942-1945)

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  • George H. W. Bush with X-2 flight crew
    Lt. (j.g.) George H. W. Bush with X-2 flight crew: radioman Joe Reichert (left) and turret gunner Leo W. Nadeau (right).
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  • Aviators and crewmen rescued by the USS Finback during the first phase of Operation Stalemate II pose for a photo with officers of the USS Finback
    Aviators and crewmen rescued by the USS Finback during the first phase of Operation Stalemate II pose for a photo with officers of the USS Finback (kneeling L to R): Ensign Thomas Keene (USS Enterprise), Lt (jg) George Bush (USS San Jacinto), Ensign James W. Beckman (USS Franklin), AOM 3/c James T. Stovall (USS Franklin), ARM 3/c John R. Dougherty (USS Franklin); Officers of the USS Finback (standing L to R): Lt James Griswold, Lt (jg) William H. Parkman, Lt (jg) Jack Peat, Ensign William Edwards, LCDR Dean Spratlin, LCDR Robert Williams, Lt. J. L. Lawrence, Lt. Lawrie Heyworth, Lt Jerry Redmond, Lt (jg) Ollie Brostrom. Keene, Stoval and Doherty, were Avenger Crew members from USS Franklin, and were picked up off Iwo Jima. Bush and Beckman (a fighter pilot from the USS Enterprise) were rescued off Chichi Jima.
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  • Inaugural float containing replicas of the USS San Jacinto and the TBM Avenger flown by President Bush when he was in the Navy
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  • Navy Pilot, George Bush, in TBM Avenger
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  • George Bush, Navy pilot during World War II
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  • Squadron VT 51
    Officers and Men, VT-51. George Bush - row three, second from right.
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  • Original Commissioned Officers of VT-51, at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia
    Standing L to R: Ensign James J. Wykes, aviator; Ensign Stanley P. Butchart, aviator; Ensign Jack O. Guy, aviator; Ensign Lou J. Grab, aviator; Lt (jg) William G. White, ordnance officer; Ensign George H. W. Bush, aviator; Ensign Howard G. Boren, aviator; and Ensign Douglas H. West, aviator. (Sitting L to R): Ensign Francis M. Waters, aviator; Lt Forrest H. Daniels, personnel officer; Lt Richard R. Houle, aviator; Lt Ross G. Allen, intelligence officer; Lt Commander Donald Melvin, Commanding Officer; Lt Legare R. Hole, Executive Officer/aviator; Lt (jg) Milan S. Nemsak, aviator; and Lt (jg) Richard B. Plaisted, aviator.
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  • US Navy Pre-Flight School, University of North Carolina, Lewis Hall, Room 317, (L to R) Blaine Hall, George Bush, Bill Robinson, Dean Phinney, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • George Bush being rescued by the submarine, the U.S.S. Finback, after being shot down while on a bombing run of the Island of Chi Chi Jima
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  • USS Finback
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  • Trainees pose for a photo at NAS Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where George Bush received torpedo-bomber training, and flew the Avenger for the first time
    Kneeling L to R: Mike Goldsmith, Leslie Mokry, Bill Shawcross, Tom Campanion, and Tex Ellison. (Standing L to R) Bill Donovan, Ralph Cole, Mort Landsburg, George Bush, and Lou Grab. Bush and Grab would later be assigned to Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51) aboard the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30).
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  • George Bush in the cockpit of his TBM Avenger during World War II
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  • U.S. Navy Pilot George Bush in the cockpit of an Avenger
    U.S. Navy Pilot George Bush in the cockpit of an Avenger
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  • Two Avengers in flight with ship in background
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  • George Bush, Naval Aviator Cadet
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  • Lt(j.g.) George Bush, Naval Aviator, with Admiral James L. Kauffman, Commander of Destroyers and Cruisers Pacific Fleet
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  • USS San Jacinto
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  • George Bush's flight crew, US Navy. (L t R) John Delaney, Leo Nadeau, and George Bush, circa August 1942 to September 1942
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  • George Bush During World War II
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  • George Bush in Uniform with Wings
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    George H. W. Bush with X-2 flight crew
    Aviators and crewmen rescued by the USS Finback during the first phase of Operation Stalemate II pose for a photo with officers of the USS Finback
    Inaugural float containing replicas of the USS San Jacinto and the TBM Avenger flown by President Bush when he was in the Navy
    Navy Pilot, George Bush, in TBM Avenger
    George Bush, Navy pilot during World War II
    Squadron VT 51
    Original Commissioned Officers of VT-51, at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia
    US Navy Pre-Flight School, University of North Carolina, Lewis Hall, Room 317, (L to R) Blaine Hall, George Bush, Bill Robinson, Dean Phinney, Chapel Hill, NC
    George Bush being rescued by the submarine, the U.S.S. Finback, after being shot down while on a bombing run of the Island of Chi Chi Jima
    USS Finback
    Trainees pose for a photo at NAS Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where George Bush received torpedo-bomber training, and flew the Avenger for the first time
    George Bush in the cockpit of his TBM Avenger during World War II
    U.S. Navy Pilot George Bush in the cockpit of an Avenger
    Two Avengers in flight with ship in background
    George Bush, Naval Aviator Cadet
    Lt(j.g.) George Bush, Naval Aviator, with Admiral James L. Kauffman, Commander of Destroyers and Cruisers Pacific Fleet
    USS San Jacinto
    George Bush's flight crew, US Navy. (L t R) John Delaney, Leo Nadeau, and George Bush, circa August 1942 to September 1942
    George Bush During World War II
    George Bush in Uniform with Wings
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