Future President of the United States, George H.W. Bush saw his share of horror during his time as a Navy Flyboy in WWII. But, some of the details would ultimately be erased by our government and even he wouldn't know the extent of how horrible it really was until many years later...
George H. W. Bush Narrowly Avoided Being Eaten by Japanese Soldiers During World War II. Blake Stilwell. We Are the Mighty.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-george-hw-bush-avoided-being-eaten-by-cannibals-in-world-war-ii-2017-12
All That’s Interesting. When George H.W. Bush was Almost Cannibalized During World War 2. 06-12-2016. https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-bush-cannibalized-chichijima-incident
Simple History. The President who Avoided Being Eaten by Cannibals in WWII. 12-30-2018.
US Naval Institute. Former President George H. W. Bush on His WWII Experiences. 12-01-2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KTkfqk-OGw
Lend-Lease Act. History.com. 11/04/2019. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act-1
World War II. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
George H.W. Bush’s Role in WWII Was Among the Most Dangerous. History. Jesse Greenspan. 02/13/2019. https://www.history.com/news/george-hw-bush-wwii-airman
Island Hopping: Footholds Across the Pacific. Road To Tokyo. Pacific Theater Galleries. The National WWII Museum. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/road-tokyo/island-hopping
President Bush Attends Christening Ceremony of the George H.W. Bush. The White House. Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyward. Newport News, Virginia. 10/2006. 10:55 AM.
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061007-1.html
Bush’s Legacy Includes Decisive Military Action. US Department of Defense. 12/01/2018. Jim Garamone. https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/1702803/bushs-legacy-includes-decisive-military-action/
Mission: Lifeguard. American Submarines in the Pacific Recover Downed Pilots. Nathanial S. Patch.
https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/fall/lifeguard.pdf
The Secret of Japan’s Strength. Albrecht Furst von Urach. German Propaganda Archive. Calvin University. https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/japan.htm
Fire for Effect: Toughing it out in the Japanese Army. Robert M. Citino. 10/2018. https://www.historynet.com/fire-for-effect-toughing-japanese-army.htm
World War II: Japanese Army Training. 12/14/2015. https://www.histclo.com/essay/war/ww2/cou/jap/force/army/train/ija-train.html
War in the Pacific: The Pacific Offensive. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extContent/wapa/guides/offensive/sec5.htm
That Time Japanese Soldiers Cannibalized US Pilots in World War II. Logan Nye. 12/20/2015. https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/time-japanese-soldiers-cannibalized-us-pilots-world-war-ii
Sorties into Hell: The Hidden War on Chichi Jima. Stanley L. Falk. Society for Military History. April, 2004. Volume 68. P. 641-642.
Inside Hook. Horrors of History: How George H. W. Bush Dodged Cannibalism Death in WWII. Jennifer Wright. April 5, 2019. https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/the-horrors-of-history-the-cannibalism-of-chichijima
Japanese Soldiers Cannibalised US Airmen on Chichi Jima, WWII. George Winston. February 10, 2016. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/japanese-soldiers-cannibalised-us-airme.html
CNN Presents Story of George HW Bush World War II Experience. Aired December 20, 2003. Paula Zahn, Host. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/20/cp.00.html
File: Japanese War Trials. PDF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Japaneese_War_Trials_A.pdf&page=2
Secret Tale of WWII “Flyboys”. Rome Neal. 10/03/2003. CBS. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-tale-of-wwii-flyboys/
Victory and Occupation. Chapter III. Return to the Islands. History of the US Marine Corps Operations in World War II. https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/V/USMC-V-III-3.html
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. February 1, 2006. James Bradley. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN: 031610728X
