WWII

Hunter Maxwell "Bill" Bishop, Jr.

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
October 2 1922

Date of Death
February 18 2011

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
1939 - 1944

Conflicts & Campaigns

Africa; Sicily; Italy; Normandy, France (D-Day)

Significant Duty Stations

Company M, 12th Infantry Regiment, 31st Division, Tallahassee, Florida; National Guard
Company G, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart (2); European-African-Middle-Eastern Medal; Parachute Badge; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born: Aucilla, Jefferson County, Florida. Owned and operated Bishop Jewelers, Cairo, Georgia for 51 years. Initiated and organized the Vietnam Veterans Park in Cairo. Served as Marshall of the Cairo Centennial parade. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.