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S 0965 State of Rhode Island 2009 -- S 0965 ======= LC02743 ======= STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2009 ____________ S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N HONORING THE ANNUAL REUNION OF THE WORLD WAR II NAVY SHIP THE USS BUSH AND ITS SHIPMATES Introduced By: Senator William A. Walaska Date Introduced: June 04, 2009 Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration 1 WHEREAS, From June 24-28, 2009 the annual reunion of the shipmates (and their 2 families) of the World War II Fletcher Class Destroyer, the USS Bush, will be taking place in 3 downtown Providence at the World War II Memorial; and 4 WHEREAS, The USS Bush was commissioned on May 10, 1943 in the midst of the 5 Second World War. The USS Bush spent late 1943 patrolling Alaska and early 1944 patrolling 6 waters near China and the Philippines; and 7 WHEREAS, The USS Bush first saw combat action in support of the United States 8 military landing in New Guinea in late January of 1944. Following in quick succession, the USS 9 Bush supported American landings elsewhere in New Guinea and at Leyte in the Philippines. She 10 survived many attacks by Japanese planes and shot down more than a few of them. In addition, 11 while maintaining an anti-submarine screen in Suraigo Strait, she withstood an air attack in which 12 four torpedoes and two bombs were dropped near her. In response, she shot down two Japanese 13 planes; and 14 WHEREAS, The USS Bush spent the rest of 1944 and early 1945 supporting the United 15 States Military invasion of the Philippines. More than once she had to avoid suicide attacks by 16 Japanese "Kamikaze" planes. In February of 1945 the USS Bush supported the American 17 invasion of Iwo Jima, serving as an inner and outer transport screening ship and firing at Japanese 18 installa tions in support of the American landings; and 19 WHEREAS, In early April of 1945, the USS Bush rushed to Okinawa in support of the 1 American military landings. From April 3-5 1945, she furiously fought off Japanese Kamikaze 2 suicide plane attacks until tragic ally a kamikaze plane crashed into her at deck level on the 3 starboard side. The crew fought valiantly and furiously to save the ship and at one point the fires 4 were put out by the fire control crews and watertight integrity was preserved sufficiently to keep 5 the vessel afloat. However, shortly thereafter, two more Japanese suicide planes crashed into her, 6 and the ship was lost; and 7 WHEREAS, Altogether, ninety-four sailors who served on the USS Bush perished while 8 bravely serving our nation at her greatest hour of need. Numerous other sailors were wounded. As 9 we honor the surviving veterans of the USS Bush, those who have passed away since the end of 10 World War II, and those who perished during the Second World War serving aboard the USS 11 Bush, let us never forget their service and sacrifice to our nation in support of freedom and in 12 opposition to tyranny; now, therefore be it 13 RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 14 hereby honors the annual reunion of the World War II Navy ship the USS Bush, and its 15 shipmates; and be it further 16 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to 17 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Rebecca Collinson Cox, Esq. ======= LC02743 ======= 2 .
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