Robert H Bishop

Military
media-31237.jpeg UPL 31237 Bob Bishop

Penny Finn, his daughter

Object Number - UPL 31237 - Bob Bishop

Shot down 14 May 1943 in the B-24D, 41-24278, Miss Delores. Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag Luft III and moved to Stalag 17 at Munich 48-11. His usual plane was the Suzy Q, but it was being repaired that day. He flew over 20 missions. He was a member of The Caterpillar Club.



Medals : POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Miss Delores
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA 16 August 1920
Harleston, Norfolk, UK 11 August 1950 Lived at The Dove House running a chicken farm with his family.

Died

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stroud, UK 23 September 1998 - 14 May 1943

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MACR 16558

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Penny Finn

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Penny Finn, his daughter

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Penny Finn, his daughter

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16558 / MACR 16558 Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 119, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp.65-67 NARA POW records / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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