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 | Lt.Cdr. Thurmond Augustus Smith, USN | 12 Jun 1943 | 30 May 1944 |
3 | Rollin Everton Westholm, USN | 30 May 1944 | 6 Apr 1945 |
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