World War II Veteran
Robert Bishop
1924 - 2011
Interviewed by:
Callie O'Brien and Gabby Perkins
"Well, I went into the service when I was nineteen. And I was in it for almost three years.
And when I came out I think I was in my mid-forties."
~ Robert Bishop
Name:
Robert Bishop
Date of Birth / Death:
November 19, 1924
February 28, 2011
Branch of Service:
Military Police for the Army
Dates of Service:
March 1943 to December 1945
Location of Military Service:
Basic training in South Carolina - Camp Croft
Fort Mead, Maryland
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Normandy, France
Residence at Time of Interview:
Orleans, MA
Robert Bishop's Story:
Robert Bishop was drafted into the military in March of 1943 along with this brother. He went through basic training in South Carolina at Camp Croft, then to Fort Mead in Maryland, and then went to Fort Dix New Jersey. After all of the training he became a military policeman and went to the beaches of Normandy in France. He went into France eight hours after the first fleet.
While in Normandy his duty was to find lost paratroopers. He formed a very close bond with his General. He also witnessed his girlfriend being blown up when they were supposed to go on a date. He was still affected by it after the war. Right before Christmas in 1945 he returned home.
Robert Bishop died on February 28, 2011.
Interview Transcript
