DBWI: George HW Bush not recalled into the Navy during the Korean War

Former President George HW Bush served as a Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in WWII. Mr. Bush remained in the Naval Reserve and was recalled to duty in 1950. He flew AD-1 Skyraiders aboard the USS Essex for two combat cruises during the Korean War. Mr. Bush was one of the pilots who flew the mission that inspired the novel The Bridges at Toko Ri.
 
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