Richard D Bishop
Military
Object Number - UPL 24370 - 1st Lt Richard D 'Bish' Bishop 343FS 55FG 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 270 Hrs on 72 missions. Credited 1 destroyed, 1 x damaged [Air], 1 x destroyed [Ground]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). Transferred to the 70th Replacement Depot.
Awards: DFC, AM (3 OLC),WWII Victory, EAME (4 Bronze Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Supply
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Green Hornet II
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: Jefferson Hall
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Douglas County, IL, USA | 21 April 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
W Chanute Rd, Peoria, IL 61615, USA | 23 May 1942 | Chanute Field Illinois USA |
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Other E/A Destroyed[2] / Damaged[1] |
Saalfeld, Germany | 11 September 1944 | 1 x Fw190 Destroyed [Air] 1 x Fw190 Damaged [Air] 1 x Fw190 Destroyed [Ground] |
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Died |
Tuscola, IL 61953, USA | 11 April 1992 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | ||
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Other Promoted |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Wormingford | Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Stone ST15, UK | Transferred to the 70th Replacement Depot. Oct-44. | |
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Buried |
Tuscola, IL 61953, USA | Cartwright Cemetery Tuscola Douglas County Illinois USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster
