(Kelly  reports again from the Library.) As a pilot in this branch of the service, Bush was shot down near the island of Chichi Jima on Sept. 2, 1944, and rescued by the crew of the Finback
Even before being shot down over Chichi Jima, Bush had 
experienced the... [DOC] [TLE] Virginia Mae Hope Resources | Minnesota History Center [PAR] Virginia Mae Hope 1921-1944 Virginia Mae Hope, a native of Winnebago, 
Minnesota, was a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during 
WWII.