John E Bishop
Military
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UPL 16959
Crew #688
John E. Bishop Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-1-FO #42-95578 331st BG
Photo taken at Casper AAF, WY in November 1944
Standing Left to Right: Kenneth Watson (NG), James E. Duncan (R/O), Armando Ruggieri (WG/BTG), Smith M. Lay (WG), Donald Goede (FE/TT), George T. Mullen (TG)
Kneeling left to Right: John E. Bishop (P), Erwin L. Carvin (CP), Donald E. Hall (N), Douglas S. Parker (B)
This crew flew their first mission on 3 March 1945 and completed 15 combat missions before hostilities ended.
466th Bomb Group collection
John E. Bishop Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-1-FO #42-95578 331st BG
Photo taken at Casper AAF, WY in November 1944
Standing Left to Right: Kenneth Watson (NG), James E. Duncan (R/O), Armando Ruggieri (WG/BTG), Smith M. Lay (WG), Donald Goede (FE/TT), George T. Mullen (TG)
Kneeling left to Right: John E. Bishop (P), Erwin L. Carvin (CP), Donald E. Hall (N), Douglas S. Parker (B)
This crew flew their first mission on 3 March 1945 and completed 15 combat missions before hostilities ended.
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Bishop served as an infantry officer in North Africa in 1943 before going to flight school.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2067776
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33646417
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2073318
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Minooky
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 2 April 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA, USA | 25 November 1940 | |
Enlisted |
Annville, PA, USA | 10 April 2004 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville Lebanon County Pennsylvania, USA |
Carlisle, PA, USA | |||
Enlisted |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343