Richard E. Bush

Master gunnery sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

World War IIBattle of Okinawa

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
w/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Richard Earl Bush was a United States Marine corporal who received the Medal of Honor for heroism on Okinawa during World War II. On April 16, 1945, Cpl. Bush placed himself on a thrown enemy grenade, absorbing the force of the explosion, saving the lives of his fellow Marines and corpsmen. In World War II, twenty-seven Marines similarly used their bodies against thrown enemy grenades in order to save their comrades' lives. Four of these Marines survived and were awarded the Medal of Honor — Richard Bush, Jacklyn H. Lucas, Carlton R. Rouh, and Richard K. Sorenson.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts