WWII

Eric Eugene Bishop

Rate / Rank
S Sergeant

Birthdate
December 21 1920

Date of Death
November 4 1993

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
October 1 1942 - November 20 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Air Combat; Italy; Balkans; Northern France
European Theater of Operations, January 26, 1944 - August 16, 1944

Significant Duty Stations

Aerial Gunner, 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Italy, North Africa

Decorations & Citations

Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters; President's Unit Citation (September 24, 1944)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. US Army service number 34-445-126. SSN 253-42-7841. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduated Cairo High School 1941. Flew 50 missions over German occupied territory as a ball turret gunner on a B-24. While with the 45th Bombardment group he shot down a German fighter (ME-109). Burial; Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Gainey Road, Reno, Georgia.