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BISPING, Harold Arthur - Date of
birth
6 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lakefield, Jackson County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17155107 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer -
Unit
601st Bombardment Squadron,
398th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
8 July 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis H. Bisping (father)
Anna H. Bisping (mother)
Marie D. Bisping (sister)
Edward F. Bisping (brother)
Erna M. Bisping (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107096 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Humieres, France
MACR: 7220
More information
Harold Bisping bailed out, but drowned.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Geoff Rice 398th - Web Team, www.ancestry.com