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First Name: James

Last Name: Rushin

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Gender: Male

Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces (1941 - 1947)



Middle Name: A.



Date of Birth: 15 September 1922

Date of Death: 14 September 1998

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Years Served:
James A. Rushin

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

James A. Rushin
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces

James A. Rushin was born on 15 September 1922.

Rushin was one of the famed "Tuskegee Airmen" whose World War II heroics and squadron war records aided in the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948 by President Harry S. Truman.

Death and Burial

Second Lieutenant James A. Rushin died on 14 September 1998. He is buried at Amawalk Hill Cemetery in Amawalk, NY.



Honoree ID: 3029   Created by: MHOH

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