DANIEL EDWARD BISHOP
Warrant Officer Aviator
145th Airlift Platoon (pre-281st)
From: Newcastle, California
Date of Birth: March 8, 1948
Killed in Action on April 19, 1965
Shot down in Helicopter UH-1B 63-08632
in South Vietnam
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WO Daniel Edward Bishop was KIA when the helicopter he was piloting, UH-1B Gunship 63-08632, (Miss Oklahoma), was engaged by a hostile NVA force. His aircraft was struck by ground fire. SP-5 Mills, the doorgunner, SP4 Olivar, the crew chief, and SP5 Charles F. Millay were also onboard. The crew was providing close air support for a combat assault mission north of Qui Nhon at LZ Alpha. The 145th was assigned to the 52nd AVN BN at the time of their deaths. Operation Quyet Thang 137 was conducted in support of the 22nd (ARVN) Div. The 119th Avn Co. joined other elements of the battalion in lifting 320 troops from Phu Cat to LZ Alpha (CR 099410) on the peninsula north of Qui Nhon. An additional 100 troops were landed at LZ Bravo (CR 075495). Intense ground fire was received from LZ Alpha, and two armed UH-1Bs were shot down and exploded on impact. All crew members were killed. Four other aircraft were also hit with one additional crewmember being killed.
My favorite uncle
CountryMedley@aol.com
niece
At age 15, the second oldest of your nieces and nephews, I probably remember
you the most. Your wit and humor kept all of us so happy. Your letters, even
on your worst days, kept the hope in our hearts for your safe return. Even
though you didn't come home, you helped so many others return to their
families by flying those darn choppers into the danger zones to pick up the
wounded and their units. We miss your wit and lovingly remember your
"antics".
With Love, Your Niece Mick
Wednesday, May 02, 2001
Kimberly Kimmel-Ober
kimabmitz@earthlink.net
admirer
Encinitas, California United States of America
For Warrant Officer Bishop and all those who knew him and loved him, I just
want to say thank you for your dedication and sacrifice! Please know that
you have not been forgotten and always will hold a special place in my
heart! It would have been nice to have known you as a person, and I greatly
appreciate your service! I just wish you did not have to pay so high a
price! You forever will be a hero in my eyes!
Monday, March 18, 2002
A MAN IS NOT DEAD UNTIL HE IS FORGOTTEN
ONCE AN
INTRUDER....ALWAYS AN INTRUDER