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BISHOP, Horace Benjamin - Date of
birth
3 March 1900 -
Age
44 - Place of
birth
Patoka, Gibson County, Indiana -
Hometown
Savannah Beach, Chatham County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6428850 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 41 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick S. Bishop (father)
Lydia A. (Page) Bishop (mother)
Eunice M. Bishop (sister)
Raymond S. Bishop (brother)
Katherine M. (Hyatt) Bishop (wife)
Charles E. Bishop (son)
Kenneth S. Bishop (son)
Carl T. Bishop (son)
More information
M/Sgt Horace B. Bishop was a manager and official before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Benning, Georgia on 25 July 1940. He was sent overseas in April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gonzalez Lukasiewicz Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – Princeton Daily Clarion - 6 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Russell Jukes