| Caption | Crew of USS Finback pulling downed airman Lieutenant (jg) George Bush from the water off Chichi Jima, Bonin Islands, 2 Sep 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseGeorge Bush Presidential Library and Museum | |||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 2 Sep 1944 | |||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
| Added Date | 24 Feb 2012 | |||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain |
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2. R. Davenport says:
1 Dec 2018 09:10:50 AM
My father in law, James Davenport was also on the Finback and is the man on the edge of the sub when George Bush was about to be pulled out of the water.
1 Dec 2018 09:10:50 AM
My father in law, James Davenport was also on the Finback and is the man on the edge of the sub when George Bush was about to be pulled out of the water.
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10 Jun 2018 04:01:34 PM
My grandmother's brother was on the Finback when Bush was pulled from the sea. My uncle's name was Raymond Merrill.