Background
BISHOP, Percy Poe was born on May 27, 1877 in Powell, Tennessee. Son of J. M. and Margaret (Wood) Bishop.
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Percy Poe BISHOP
Percy Poe Bishop, American army officer. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal “for especially meritorious and conspicuous service as secretary of General Staff, and in the organization and coordination of matters relating to the commissioned personnel of the Army during the World War”.
Education
Tennessee, 1898, B.S.; Artillery School (Honor) 1902; Army War College, 1926
Career
Lieutenant-Colonel, 1917. Colonel, 1918; Brig-Genl. United States A., (temporary) 1918.
Colonel. 1919, D. S.M.
Membership
Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia).
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Member of Military Order of World War. Clubs: Army & Navy; Chevy Chase Club (Washington, District of Columbia).
Connections
Spouse Grace Waldron Calvert, Portland, Maine, 1911.
- Father:
- John McElroy Bishop
- Mother:
- Margaret (Wood) Bishop
- Spouse:
- Grace Waldron Calvert
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Born
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Died
April 8, 1967 (aged 90) -
Nationality
American
Awards
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Awarded Distinguished Service Medal “for especially meritorious and conspicuous service as secretary of General Staff, and in the organization and coordination of matters relating to the commissioned personnel of the Army during the World War”.Awarded Distinguished Service Medal “for especially meritorious and conspicuous service as secretary of General Staff, and in the organization and coordination of matters relating to the commissioned personnel of the Army during the World War”.