Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
BISHOP, Oliver Whiting - Date of
birth
6 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Richmond, Virginia -
Hometown
Henrico County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14164280 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hotton, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leon W. Bishop (father)
Rose W. Bishop (mother)
Samual W. Bishop (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://slideplayer.com - Thomas Jefferson High School