Edward James Bishop Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromHartford Connecticut
Date of DeathApril 29 1970
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Staff Sergeant Bishop was a rifleman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. On April 29, 1970, he was defending Fire Support Base Granite in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, when an explosive missile struck him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.