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Personal info

Full name
BISHOP, James Mitchell
Date of birth
8 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Cherokee County, Georgia
Hometown
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34576894
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 February 1945
Place of death
Near Orscholz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 5 51

Immediate family

Members
William P. Bishop (father)
Donia V. (Kelly) Bishop (mother)
Daisy Bishop (sister)
Dora Bishop (sister)
Viola Bishop (sister)
Wade Bishop (brother)
Grace Bishop (sister)
Aline Bishop (sister)
Dortha Bishop (sister)
Henry Bishop (brother)
Thomas Bishop (brother)
Bob E. Bishop (brother)

More information

Pfc James M. Bishop attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 6 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dunn West Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Hannah Majewski - Bishop Family