Lynn Paul Bishop
Military
Object Number - UPL 24366 - 1st Lt Lynn P Bishop 79FS, 20FG, 8AF. Photo shows him as an aviation cadet.
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills [2 x Ju88]. Bailed out and was rescued, abandoned aircraft P-51D 44-72402 crashed Ruhr, Germany and was destroyed 25-Apr-45. Returned To Duty (RTD).
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and rising to rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bob-Cat V
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Golden, TX 75410, USA | 31 December 1921 | Son of Lemmie B and Maude L Bishop. |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 23 January 1945 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Ruhr, Germany | 25 April 1945 | Bailed out and was rescued, abandoned aircraft P-51D 44-72402 crashed Ruhr, Germany and was destroyed 25-Apr-45. Returned To Duty (RTD). |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 3 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 13 November 2010 | |
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Other End of War (EOW) |
Europe | End of War (EOW). | |
| Fort Worth, TX, USA | |||
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Buried |
San Antonio, TX, USA | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
