Barbara J. Bishop
Barbara Janet Bishop | |
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died | January 28, 2005 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1943 - 1946, 1948 - 1969 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands held | Women’s Recruit Training Battalion Director of Women Marines |
Early years
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Bishop was born in
Marine Corps career
Bishop enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve on February 18, 1943, and was assigned to active duty on April 10, 1943, reporting as a private to the Marine Corps Women's Reserve Officer Candidates’ Class at the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School (WR), at Northampton, Massachusetts. She was appointed a Cadet in the Women's Reserve on May 4, 1943, and June 1, of that year, was commissioned a Marine Reserve second lieutenant.[1][2]
She was assigned as a detachment officer with the Marine Training Detachment at the U.S. Naval Training School, Indiana University Bloomington. From October 1943 through March 1945, she was attached to the Marine Aviation Detachment at the Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Georgia, as an administrative officer. In April 1945, she joined Aviation Women's Reserve Squadron 21 at the Marine Corps Air Station, Quantico, Virginia, serving as Squadron Executive Officer and Commanding Officer, respectively, until February 1946. She served with the Division of Aviation at Headquarters Marine Corps as Officer in Charge of Secret and Confidential Files until she was assigned to an inactive duty status, September 10, 1946, with the rank of captain in the Women's Reserve.[1]
With the passage of the Women's Armed Forces Integration Act in 1948, a transfer of personnel to a “regular” status was effected and, at the same time, the Women's Reserve received the title of Women Marines. Bishop was recalled to active duty while a graduate student at the University of Chicago in November 1948, and reported for active duty and was commissioned a captain in the Women Marines, December 7, 1948. Assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, she assumed duty as Officer in Charge, Secret and Confidential Files, Division of Plans and Policies. While there, she was promoted to major in February 1951.[1]
In February 1952, she was transferred to Hawaii where she served in the same capacity at Headquarters, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, until September 1953. On her return to the continental United States, she served as Commanding Officer, Women Marine Company, Marine Corps Base,
In August 1959, she was named Assistant G-1, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, serving until February 1962. In March 1962 she reported to
Death and legacy
Colonel Barbara Bishop died on January 28, 2005, aged 84.[citation needed]
Awards & honors
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| American Campaign Medal | World War II Victory Medal
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National Defense Service Medal |
References
- ^ OCLC 255232486.
- ^ "A History of the Women Marines 1946-1977 PCN 19000309400_4" (PDF). Marines.mil. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ISBN 9781563110337. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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