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BISHOP, Dewey Kardell - Date of
birth
6 December 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Raleigh, Saline County, Illinois -
Hometown
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36057629 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
511th Bombardment Squadron,
351st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
15 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, near Borkum Isle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Silas M. Bishop (father)
Josephine (Bestgen) Bishop (mother)
Delmar M. Bishop (brother)
Eugene Bishop (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3173 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Spare Ball
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yards
MACR:15581
More information
T/Sgt Dewey K. Bishop was a sales clerk.He enlisted in East St. Louis, Illinois on 27 May 1942.
The airplane exploded in mid-air after it was hit by a bomb, dropped by another B-17 in the group. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - The Daily Register / 1940 Census, www.geni.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Harrisburg Daily Register