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George Bush

1924–2018 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for George Bush so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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Flight of the avenger : George Bush at war

Hyams, Joe · 1991 · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Joe Hyams tells the story of George Bush's Navy service in the Second World War, from his childhood and youth through his time as a young carrier pilot. The book makes scattered references to Bush's training at the naval air station in Chapel Hill, which is the Orange County connection. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1991, 178 pages with illustrations.

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  1. Richard Petty receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom President George H. W. Bush presented Petty the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his stock car racing career, citing his rise from humble beginnings in Level Cross, North Carolina. People: George BushSearch the index · GovInfo, Public Papers of the Presidents: Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medals of Freedom, December 11, 1992

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