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BISHOP, William Mason "Bill" - Date of
birth
1 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio -
Hometown
Hancock County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-830809 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
728th Bombardment Squadron,
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1945 - Place of
death
English Channel
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Joy N. Bishop (father)
Ina M. (Enright) Bishop (mother)
Roberta L. Bishop (sister)
Richard J. Bishop (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38879 -
Data
Type: B-17C
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 13560
More information
2nd Lt William M. Bishop graduated from Findlay High School in 1941 and was employed at Buckeye Traction.On March 18, 1945, A/C 43-38982, Bachelor's Den, hit prop wash and swept upwards right under A/C 43-38879, cutting the plane in half. Both planes were at approximately 9,000 feet. 43-38879 immediately went down into the English Channel. Two crew members from Bachelor's Den (Knoerl and Kennemer) bailed out and were seen going down. Two crew members from the other ship were seen in the water.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.emolachance.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers / Miller Family, www.ancestry.com - Daphne Kuehl