Jack T Bishop
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-17 42-5444 "We Dood It" 30-Jan-44; shot down by fighters, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35443176
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670269
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32243997
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Missions
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rome, Georgia, USA | 15 February 1918 | Son of Albert Grady and Ruby D [Moss] Bishop. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA | 9 April 1942 | Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brunswick, Germany | 30 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-17 42-5444 'We Dood It" 30-Jan-44; shot down by fighters KIA MACR 2263 |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, MO | Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Grafton Underwood | 30 January 1944 | Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th Af Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database