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 1921 - 1965 (43 years)
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| Name |
Robert Elrick Bishir [1, 2, 3] |
| Birth |
1921 [4] |
| Born |
31 Dec 1921 |
Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA  [1, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Butch |
| Alternate Name |
Robert /Bishir/ [5, 6] |
| Birth |
31 Dec 1921 [2] |
| Death |
Jan 1965 |
| Died |
9 Jan 1965 |
Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA [2, 5] |
| Buried |
Momence Cemetery, Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA [7] |
| Person ID |
I3879 |
Bishir Family | Jeremiah & Esther/Malinda Bishir |
| Last Modified |
17 Jan 2009 |
| Father |
Charles C Bishir, b. 14 Feb 1889, Monticello, White, Indiana, USA , d. 28 Jan 1934, Proviso Twp, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Caroline Catherine Campbell, b. 3 Jun 1903, Illinois, USA , d. 23 Jun 1989, Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, United States of America (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
19 May 1920 |
Illinois, USA |
| Alternate Marriage Date |
19 May 1920 [8] |
| Family ID |
F1547 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Floretta Ruth Stanfield, b. 12 Jan 1926, Charleston, Illinois, USA , d. 15 Jul 2017, St. Peters Manor (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
21 Nov 1945 |
St Patrick's Catholic Church, Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA [9] |
| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1545 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | Bishir, Caroline Campbell with her children, Robert, Earl and Henry Bishir
Contributed by Rob Bishir |
 | BISHIR, Robert & Ruth
Robert E Bishir in his WWII Calvary uniform with his girlfriend, and future wife, Ruth. Contributed by Rob Bishir. |
 | BISHIR, Robert E. receiving the Bronze Star in WW II
Brigadier General James Lewis, Deputy Commanding General of the 30th Infantry Division, is seen presenting the Bronze Star to Sergeant Robert E Bishir, of Momence. The photograph was taken at Treuen, Germany on June 22nd 1945, after the fighting in Europe had ended. - "Museum Journal" Volume VII, Issue I, page 4. Contributed by Rob Bishir. |
 | BISHIR, Robert Elrick
Contributed by Rob Bishir |
 | BISHIR, Robert E at Brownie's.
Contributed by Rob Bishir.
"Butch" Bishir working at the infamous "Brownies" just east of Momence. He was working for a friend so that he could get a night off. He was not allowed to talk to the girls when working there.
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 | BISHIR, Robert E. with his used car dealership
Contributed by Rob Bishir |
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| Notes |
- Robert served in the army during World War II. He was out in an armored scout vehicle, when it was hit by a German bazooka. He was the only one that survived. He was able to crawl to the safety of a nearby farm house where he made it down into the basement. He dug a hole in the dirt floor with his bayonette and buried all of his papers that he had with him because he was sure that he was going to be captured. He hid as best as he could underneath the staircase and the door opened. In the best German he could remember he said "I surrender" because he had no weapons with him. Evidently he was so scared that his voice was too soft. The German soldier did not hear him and he shut the door and left. A day or two later after the American's had taken that area he heard American tanks so he went up the stairs and out the door. When he opened the door a US soldier fired at him and luckily missed.
“Butch” Bishir was a life-long resident of Momence, Illinois. He operated a used car dealership there and was well respected in the community.
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- [S619] Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Cen, sus. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Marion, Grant, Indiana, ED 16, roll 589, page , image 492.0.
- [S658] Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security D, eath Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
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