Shirley Elmer Bishop papers, after 1944

File — Box: 49, Folder: 5

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14 Sub-Series 5 File 1062

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Materials contain papers relating to the military service of Shirley Elmer Bishop in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator during World War II and in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Describes bombing missions he and his crew flew over Japan during World War II. File contains original photographs and one photocopied photograph, Bishop's answers to the Saints at War Questionnaire, an active duty log of Bishop, and a memoir relating Bishop's experiences. A CD included in the file also contains the log and memoir. A floppy disk is also included in the file. Also includes two accounts by Morgan Higham, titled "Bomb Baby Couldn't Swim," and "Almost Alone in a B-29." Dated after 1944.

Dates

Creation: after 1944

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Saints at War Project records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.