- Served 45 years in the US Navy; was honorably discharged on August 1, 1990.
- Veteran of WWII and Vietnam.
- Awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal.
- Earned the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action during more than 45 combat operations in Vietnam.
- Is a volunteer for the Virginia Beach Police Department.
- Dropped out of high school at age 16 to join the Merchant Marines in 1944. He enlisted in the Navy a year later.
- He and his wife are Red Cross volunteers.
- He auditioned for Survivor II, saying that he wanted to keep trying until he won the million dollars.
- Rudy pronounces his last name as "Besh", but most people have pronounced it as "Bosh" since Survivor aired. He now pronounces it as "Bosh" in public as a result.
- Retired Navy SEAL, doing volunteer work, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA (2000)
- Has three children, Ellen Marie, Patricia Ann, and Barbara Jean.
- Brought a toothbrush as his luxury item on "Survivor."
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