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Personal info

Full name
BISHOP, John Joseph
Date of birth
5 June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Foley, Benton County, Minnesota
Hometown
Macville, Aitkin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37268371
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Truck Driver
Unit
Medical Detachment,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 9 75

Immediate family

Members
Frank Joseph Bishop (father)
Mary Victoria (Wagner) Bishop (mother)
Clara R. Bishop (sister)
Severin Bishop (sister)
Ralph F. Bishop (brother)
Edward S. Bishop (brother)
Isabel Bishop (sister)
Josephine Bishop (sister)
Joseph Bishop (brother)
George Bishop (brother)
Irene M. Bishop (sister)
Bernard D. Bishop (brother)

More information

Pfc John J. Bishop enlisted in May 1942.

He was one of five brothers serving with the armed forces during WWII.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Dennis Rains - Aitkin County Historical Society, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Frost Family Tree / 1930 Census, Aitkin Independent Age (Aitkin, MN) - 9 November 1944

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Aitkin Independent Age - 9 November 1944, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune