Bubba's full name is Pvt. Benjamin Buford Blue and is played by Mykelti Williamson.
Bubba's full name was Benjamin Buford Blue, but his friends called him 'Bubba'
Mykelti Williamson played Private Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue.
Gump wanted to keep his promise to Bubba, which is why he started the Bubba Gump Shrimp business.
His friend in the army was "Bubba" (Pvt. Benjamin Buford Blue). He also liked: Lieutenant Dan Taylor. He was fond of a girl named Jenny Curran. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/
Benjamin Buford Blue
Bubba Blue
Forrest Gump did.
Forrest Gump did.
Actually, there was no person named Bubba Gump. That was the name of Gump's shrimp boat business. But Gump's friend Bubba Blue died from injuries in the Viet Nam War.
Shrimp
His war friend, Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, taught him about shrimping.