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USS BUSH (DD 529)

"Sailors Lost"

Ninety-four sailors lost their lives while assigned to the USS BUSH. Five men died July 23, 1944 due to an anti-aircraft practice accident. One man was electrocuted while working in the forward engine room on Novemeber 25, 1944. During the battle for Okinawa, eighty-seven men were lost with the USS BUSH sinking on April 6, 1945 (or in the early morning hours of April 7th). One man, injured and rescued after the sinking, died at 2330 hours on April 7, 1945 aboard the hospital ship USS RELIEF.


Sailors lost July 23, 1944:
BERRY, FORREST D.FC2c
CHOTOS, HARRY Z.S1c
LOCKHART, RAYMOND B.WT1c
LUKOWSKI, EUGENE T.TM2c
SKUDERA, DANIEL G.B2c

Sailor lost November 25, 1944:
RAWLEIGH, EDWIN L.F1c

Sailors lost April 6, 1945:
AKERS, ELWOOD L.Slc
ANDERSON, HAROLDWT3c
ANDERSON, RICHARD P.Lt. (jg)
BAKER, JOE D.S1c
BALDWIN, JIM R.S2c
BARICH, JOSEPH J.S2c
BARTNICK, LEO J.Flc
BATCHELOR, MERRILL R.S2c
BAYKOWSKI, JOHN J.MM1c
BEALS, MILLER W.F2c
BLAIR, JAMES C.TM2c
BRAY, WILBERT T.Flc
BRESNAHAN, RAYMOND J.MM3c
BRODY, ALBERT D.PhM3c
CECHAL, CLARENCE J.Flc
CHAPLINKSI, ALEXFlc
COPP, HUBERT D.SM3c
CRENSHAW, EDWIN D.S1C
CROSS, "J" "M"FC2c
DAVEY, DAVID S.S2
DAY, RICHARD R.SoM2c
DILLARD, THOMAS E.S2c
DOLGOS, FRANK G.F2c
DREW, HAROLD R.WTlc
DUNCAN, KEITH L.S1c
ESKOLA, ARVIDS1c
FOSTER, JOHN GORDONLt.(jg)
FRANKENBERG, JUSTINE R.WT2c
GERRIETS, LOUIS E.SC1c
GREENBERG, STANLEY B.MoMM1c
GUINN, BILLY J.S1c
HAGERTY, JOHN R.MM2c
HALL, GEORGE W.S1c
HAY, GEORGE S.RM3c
HUARD, WILFRED L.BMlc
JACKSON, SOLOMON, JR.StM1c
JOHNSON, NORMAN H.MM1c
JONES, DONALD C.MM3c
JONES, OSCAR T.RMlc
KENNER, PERRY J.F2c
KIRBY, ROBERT W.S2c
KOEBBE, CLAIR E.S1c
KOSTY, NICHOLAS L.Flc
KOWALSKI, EUGENE V.RM3c
KRYGIER, STEPHEN J.CFC
KULIS, EDWARD A.EM2c
LADNER, GENE O.S1c
LEFFLER, GEORGE W.S2c
LONG, HARRY W.MM3c
MacKNIGHT, ROY T.GM2c
MART, JOHN O.BM2c
MARTIN, JOHN D.GM3c
McCARTY, BYRON N.RdM2c
McFARLAND, RICHARD C.SK1c
MEISETSCHLAGER, JOSEPH V.SoM2c
MERRICK GEORGE W.Flc
MILLS, DONNELL D.MM2c
MOCLAIR, PATRICK A.S1c
MOFFIT, DUANE WILSONEnsign
MONTOUR, FREDERICK N.S1c
NORTHEY, WESLEY G.BM1c
PACE, HOMER P.MM1c
PARKER, ALBERT J.F2c
PARKER, HARRY A.GM3c
PHILLIPS, COY W.FCO1c
POMERANCE, SHERMANLt.(jg)
RUSH, JEROME MICHAELEnsign
SCHWARZIN, FRANK B.CEM
SCOTT, MARVINTM2c
SPRAGUE, LLOYD C.EM3c
STEWART, EDWARD H.RT2c
SWINDELL, CHARLES N.RdMlc
SZCZECH, EDWARD J.EMlc
TETAK, FRANK P.S2c
TILLMAN, CARL G.TM2c
TINAN, DONALD R.S1c
TRELLA, PAUL P.S2c
VERTZ, RICHARD W.S1c
WEITHMAN, GEORGE C.S2c
WELCH, JACKS1c
WETHERBEE, LEO D.SC2c
WILLIS, JAMES STURGISComdr.
WOOD, GLEN E.S2c
WOODHURST, HARRY KINGLt.(jg)
WYSOCKI, TONYS1c
YATES, FREEMAN W.Cox.
YOUTSEY, CHARLES E.CWT

Sailor lost April 7, 1945 (aboard hospital ship USS RELIEF):
FUTRELL, Robert C.MMlc

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