High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Richard Earl Bush (December 23, 1924 ? June 7, 2004) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor as a corporal for heroism on Okinawa in World War II. On April 16, 1945, Cpl Bush threw himself on a live grenade, absorbing the force of the explosion, to save the lives of fellow Marines. During World War II, 27 Marines similarly used their bodies to cover exploding grenades in order to save the lives of others. Four of these Marines heroes survived ? Bush and fellow Medal of Honor recipients Jacklyn H. Lucas, Richard K. Sorenson and Carlton R. Rouh.