Neldon Reid Bishop
Military
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UPL 19041
Standing, left to right ; 2nd Lt Jack R. Hillary, pilot; 2nd Lt William Robertson III, co-pilot; 2nd John E. Rice Jr, navigator; 2nd Lt Rocco De Filippis, bombardier.
Front, left to right : Sgt Nelson R. Bishop, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt George E. Paul, engineer; Sgt Harry R. Sansum, waist gunner; T/Sgt Eugene E. Girman, radio operator; Sgt James R. Warson, tail gunner. (USAAF photo)
Front, left to right : Sgt Nelson R. Bishop, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt George E. Paul, engineer; Sgt Harry R. Sansum, waist gunner; T/Sgt Eugene E. Girman, radio operator; Sgt James R. Warson, tail gunner. (USAAF photo)
MACR 8212
Research on crew
Neldon Bishop was Ball Turret Gunner on board B-17 # 42-97291 of 303rd Bomb Group / 359th Bomb Squadron. Lost on the 24 August 1944 mission to the Leuna refinery in Merseburg, Germany. Prisoner Of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 8212.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-819712
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36233045
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32282335
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Utah, United States | 20 February 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 10 July 1943 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau am Inn, Austria | 24 August 1944 | Immediately captured after landing. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military control 1 June 1945" |
Died |
Orem, Utah, United States | 23 January 2005 | |
Cleveland, Utah, United States | |||
Buried |
Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah, United States |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8212