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 1922 - 1945 (23 years)
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| Name |
William RICHARD Bisher [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Born |
4 Jan 1922 |
Alpha?, Ohio (at home)  [5, 6] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Bookbinder, Laboratory Technician (Motion Picture), Shipping Clerk, Carpenter (1940) and Soldier in WW II [4, 7] |
| Died |
1 May 1945 |
Germany |
| Buried |
30 Oct 1948 |
Springfield, Ohio (Ferncliff Cem. Soldier's Mound r3 g14) [8] |
| Person ID |
I1592 |
Bishir Family | Jonathan & Elizabeth Bishir |
| Last Modified |
3 May 2013 |
| Father |
Lee Bisher, b. 23 Dec 1894, Frankfort, Kentucky , d. 15 Nov 1966, Springfield, Ohio (Mercy Hospital) (Age 71 years) |
| Mother |
Dorothy MAY (Mae) Taylor, b. 4 May 1894, New Vienna, Ohio , d. 19 Oct 1983, Springfield, Ohio (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
17 Jan 1917 |
Xenia, Ohio [9, 10] |
| Family ID |
F849 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | BISHER, William Richard, World War II
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 | BISHER, Richard with the Engle children
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 | BISHER, Dorothy & Lee with their son, Richard during WW II. Dorothy was a 3 star mother - she had three sons in the army - note placard in the window.
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 | BISHER: obituaries for Lee, Mae, Donald and William Richard
Contributed by Linda Bowers Osborne |
 | BISHER, Mae with Don, Harold and Richard and Betty on the way.
Contributed by Linda Bowers Osborne |
 | BISHIR, Richard with friend - probably in Texas with the CCC
Contributed by Linda Bowers Osborne |
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| Notes |
- Richard was a Sgt. in the tank corps under Gen. Patton in WW II (service #35614316) during the last drive into Germany. (His brother, Harold, said that he had served in the Battle of the Bulge.) His tank ran into a tank trap and, after they had knocked the tank trap out, he was coming up out of the tank to survey the area when a sniper picked him off. He lived long enough to be taken back to Luxemburg where he died on May 1, 1945. He was first buried in Luxemburg. After the war, his wife asked for the body to be moved to Springfield. Immediately following his death his wife, Anna, went to Columbus, Ohio, to receive the silver star in his honor.
Research Notes: (from Doug Bisher) Harold remembered he had served in the Battle of the Bulge (Dec 16, 1944 - Jan 25, 1945) but his obituary says he did not go overseas until Feb. 1945. Also, his headstone indicates he was in the 24th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Division, which disembarked in LeHavre, France on Jan 29, 1945 ( http://www.13tharmoreddivision.org/).
Also, both the article about Don and Harold and the obituary indicate that that Richard was reported missing in action since May 1. The obituary also indicates he was killed in action on that date. It would seem like that would means he was not missing April 30. According to the website above, by April 30th, 24th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Div. was operating in Bavaria near Malgersdorf and that is about 650 km from Luxembourg. It also mentions that two tanks were knocked out that morning. Could one of these have been Richard's tank?
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