Service Record
(Click inside each ribbon for a picture and
description.)
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Enlisted Fort Sam Houston, Texas January 18, 1941, Regular Army
Military Occupational Specialty: Light
Mortar Crewman 607
Was a Private in Infantry Basic Training,
Pfc. Rifleman, Pfc. Machine Gunner, Sgt.,
Light Mortar Gunner.
Was squad leader of five men who maintained, repaired and operated a light mortar 60. (Click on the link to the left to see a 60 mm Mortar.) Camp McCoy, Wisconsin - World War II Highlights (1939-1945) |
| Service Outside U.S. | ||
| Date | Destination | Date of Arrival |
| October 8, 1943 | EAME | October 19, 1943 |
| September 17, 1945 | U.S. | September 27, 1945 |
Pre-Combat Service - United States and EAME
Five Battle Stars
European Theater of Operations
World War II - EAME
Each of the underlined campaigns leads to
links to more information.
| Battles and Campaigns: |
| Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes Central Europe |
| GO 33 WD 45 |
| As part of the 2nd Infantry Division, 38th
Infantry Regiment, Company B, Sgt. Bishop
landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on June
7, 1944 (D-Day+1) and was one of only eight
men of Company B (out of 190 of them) who
was with them all the way from Normandy to
Pilsen**. He returned to the United States with the 99th Infantry Division, 395th Infantry Regiment, as part of Company B. **(Credit: "I Remember B Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Autobiographical Sketches of the Men of a World War II Rifle Company," Copyright 2000) |
Pre-Combat Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes Central Europe