WWII

Henry Edward Bishop, Sr.

Rate / Rank
RDM 2c

Birthdate
August 3 1924

Date of Death
August 4 2006

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
July 28 1942 - April 16 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific - USS Pringle (DD-477)

Significant Duty Stations

USS Pringle (DD-477) (sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft April 16, 1945)

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart (Wounded April 16, 1945); Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with ten battle stars
American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Navy service number 636-73-23. Henry lost part of his right foot during the kamikaze attack. He was near death from the lost of blood when he was rescued. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery. Cairo, Georgia.