Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Elbert M. Bishop Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 42nd Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group (H), 7th Air Force
- Location of Service: Keesler Field, Mississippi; Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, Florida; California; Hawaii; Guam (Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Philippines; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/94823
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About this Item
Title
- Elbert M. Bishop Collection
Names
- Moore, Don
- Bishop, Elbert M.
- Sun Newspapers
Home State
- North Carolina
Headings
- - Bishop, Elbert M.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 42nd Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group (H), 7th Air Force
- Location of Service: Keesler Field, Mississippi; Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, Florida; California; Hawaii; Guam (Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Philippines; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a nose gunner and radar operator on a B-24 bomber aircraft.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-03-15; 2014-03-15)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2014-03-15)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/94823
Cite as
- Elbert M. Bishop Collection (AFC/2001/001/94823), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, Florida
- California
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Hawaii
- Keesler Field, Mississippi
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific Theater
- Philippines