World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Lee Grush, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Family
PROUDLY SERVED AS NAVIGATOR ON B-24 BOMBERS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT WITH FLAK OVER BUDAPEST, HUNGARY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BAIL OUT AND WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMAN ARMY. WAS A POW FOR TEN MONTHS AT STALAG LUFT III. HE HONORABLY RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, THE AIR MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.