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Personal info

Full name
BISHOP, Joseph Lionell
Date of birth
25 July 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusettes
Hometown
Danielson, Windham County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31381037
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Belmont-Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 40 43

Immediate family

Members
Peter Bishop (father)
May Bishop (mother)

More information

Pvt Joseph L. Bishop attended high school for one year and was a waiter at the cotton mill of the Powdrell & Alexandar Co.
He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 13 August 1943.
He was killed by by artillery shell fragments in the back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy