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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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
The underside of a military airplane in the air.  The letter J, D, X, and a circle that contains a star are painted on the side of the plane.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Group

Missions

  • Date: 21 September 1944
  • Date: 17 September 1944
  • Date: 9 September 1944
  • Date: 30 August 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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