RUSH, Jr., CHARLES GLYNN
GSGT, Marines
Midland County, Texas


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Medals:

Bronze Star w/V and Oak leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Medal and Republic of Vietnam Military Medal and Gallantry Cross w/Palm. He also had earned a Parachutists, Marksman, and Medical Badges.


Biography:

Born September 14,1937, Gunny Rush grew up in Jackson, Tennessee, where he enjoyed playing football and golf. He joined the Marine Corps with the intention of making it his career. He rose to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant prior to his death in Vietnam on April 21,1969.