Leicester Brooks Bishop

Military
media-49535.jpeg UPL 49535 1st Lt Leicester 'Bish' Bishop, 4FG

Object Number - UPL 49535 - 1st Lt Leicester 'Bish' Bishop, 4FG

Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory.



My dad believed that the US should have entered into the war effort prior to Pearl Harbor Day and hence volunteered first with the Canadian Air Force, and then was transferred to the Royal Air Force, stationed in Debden. He was later transferred to the USAAF after the US joined the war and was stationed at the Dover (Delaware) Air Force Base, where he met his future wife, Phyllis Johnson Bishop.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Death Takes a Holiday
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 53rd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tarrytown, NY, USA 21 March 1919

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Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 9 October 1942 - 20 January 1944 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Landing accident in Spit Vb EN793

Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK 22 January 1943

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Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 11 March 1943 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

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Promotion

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 November 1943 Promoted to Captain.

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 20 January 1944 End Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Framingham, MA USA 28 June 1970 Bish and Phyllis Bishop settled in Holliston, MA shortly after they were married in 1945. He lived there until he died in 1970. His wife Phyllis lived there and in nearby Hopkinton, MA until her death in 2011. They had three children: Brooks, Gordon and Leicester, Jr.

Enlisted

Cranford, NJ, USA Cranford, New Jersey

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