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Personal info

Full name
BISHOP, James Marvin
Date of birth
17 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Attalia, Etowah County, Alabama
Hometown
Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
44030811
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Tittling, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 7 21

Immediate family

Members
Edgar Bishop (father)
Fannie V. (Daniel) Bishop (mother)
Edward G. Bishop (brother)
Jerry A. Bishop (brother)
Sarah J. (Engle) Bishop (wife)
Marvin A. Bishop (son)

More information

Pfc James M. Bishop was married to Sarah Jane Engle on 10 April 1944.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 19 August 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Suzanne Hye - www.ancestry.com - Granna67