What is Robert Eugene Bush?
{{Infobox military person |name= Robert Eugene Bush |birth_date= {{birth date|1926|10|4}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2005|11|8|1926|10|4}} |birth_place= [[Tacoma, Washington]] |death_place= [[Olympia, Washington]] |placeofburial=Fern Hill Cemetery, [[Menlo, Washington]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=RobertEBush.jpg |caption= Robert Eugene Bush |nickname= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Navy]] |serviceyears= 1944 - 1945 |rank= [[Hospital Apprentice]] [[Seaman First Class|First Class]] |commands= |unit= [[2nd Battalion 5th Marines]] |battles= [[World War II]]<br/>*[[Battle of Okinawa]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]]<br/>[[Purple Heart]] |laterwork= }} '''Robert Eugene Bush''' was an [[United States|American]] military during [[World War II]]. He was serving as a hospital corpsman for the [[United States Navy]]. Het was honored with a [[Medal of Honor]] for his brave actions during the [[Battle of Okinawa]]. == Life == [[File:BushRobertE&PresTruman.jpg|thumb|left|President [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] handing over the Medal of Honor to Robert E. Bush'']] Bush was born on October 4, 1926, in [[Tacoma, Washington]]. In 1944 he joined the navy as a young boy. During the [[Battle of Okinawa|invasion of Okinawa]] he got wounded on May 2, 1945, during an attack on a rifle company that he was on patrol. At 18 years of age he was awarded for his braveness by President [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] in a [[White House]] with the Medal of Honor.<ref name=MCN>{{cite news |accessdate = Nov 3, 2011 |url = http://www.marines.mil/unit/hqmc/Pages/2005/Naval%20hospital%20mourns%20loss%20of%20namesake,%20MOH%20recipient,%20friend.aspx |title = Naval hospital mourns loss of namesake, MOH recipient, friend |author = LCpl. Brian A. Tuthill |work = Marine Corps News |publisher = [[United States Marine Corps]] |date = Nov 16, 2005 |archive-date = 2012-03-24 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120324235301/http://