Charles W Bishop

Military
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front.  Large canvas bags are on the ground in front of kneeling men. UPL 67961 UPL 67961 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944/Gelsenkirchen (primary); bombed Hamm (secondary).
Back Row L-R: 1st Lt. Emil Pluhar (OBS/TG), Capt. Robert Chapin (1st N), Capt. Charles Bishop (P), Lt. Col. Theodore Milton (AC/CP), Capt. Richard Crown (B).
Front Row L-R: Lavern Harfman (TT), 2nd Lt. Richard Potter (2nd N), 1st Lt. Joseph Sarto (MO), James Carter (FG), Robert Guider (FG), Raymond Barth (RO).
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Object Number - UPL 67961 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944/Gelsenkirchen (primary); bombed Hamm (secondary). Back Row L-R: 1st Lt. Emil Pluhar (OBS/TG), Capt....

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39311920
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-737501
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot and Commanding Officer
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
Seven men, wearing dress Air Force uniform, posed in front of a building.  Four men standing to the rear and three men kneeling in front.  All the men have Purple Heart medals pinned to their jacket left lapel
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735224
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Ironsides
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 554th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sad Sack
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Deuces Wild
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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  • Date: 20 January 1945
A B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal EP-E, 231767 at Mount Farm.'
  • Date: 31 December 1944
  • Date: 11 December 1944
  • Date: 23 November 1944

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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GENERAL ORDER # 293, 8 APRIL 1945, from Headquarters 1 Air Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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