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James Whitcomb Bush, Jr.

 James Witcomb Bush, Jr.

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 647 15 45
Birth Date July 8, 1921
From Long Island City, New York
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Grayling (SS-209)
Loss Date September 9, 1943
Location In or near Tablas Strait, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks James was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Photo courtesy of James' family via Bob Gerle, Sr., USSVI Rocky Mountain Base.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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