Robert Eugene Bush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Eugene Bush

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Tacoma, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 08-Nov-2005

Profession: businessperson, military personnel, mariner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Robert Eugene Bush (October 4, 1926 – November 8, 2005), 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.
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.