| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 529 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 12 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 May 1943 |
| Lost | 6 Apr 1945 |
| Loss position | 27° 16'N, 127° 48'E |
| History | USS Bush (Cdr. Rollin Everton Westholm, USN) was sunk after being hit by three Japanese kamikaze aircraft north-west of Okinawa in position 27º16'N, 127º48'E. |
Commands listed for USS Bush (DD 529)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Wallis Frederick Peterson, USN | 10 May 1943 | 12 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | Thurmond Augustus Smith, | 12 Jun 1943 | 30 May 1944 |
| 3 | Rollin Everton Westholm, USN | 30 May 1944 | 6 Apr 1945 |
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