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BISHOP, Voral Elmer - Date of
birth
16 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Grab, Green County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35810755 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Rohrwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Johney G. Bishop (father)
Viola (Schuffett) Bishop (mother)
William B. Bishop (brother)
Olman C. Bishop (brother)
Ivan E. Bishop (brother)
Vera E. Bishop (sister)
Vechie F. Bishop (sister)
Mildred M. Bishop (sister)
Nannie B. Bishop (sister)
More information
Pfc Voral E. Bishop worked on a farm before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 1 December 1943.
Source of information:
Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Our Forever Family Tree, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Dennis G. Davis