(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
[DOC] [TLE] WW2 Cannibalism: In 1944, the Japanese managed to shot down 9 ... [PAR] On Sept. 2, 1944, Bush was flying over Japan when his aircraft was shot down in 
the Pacific.