Military man in Austin H. Winn’s letters 16
Mentioned in letters as: John Bishop
Hometown friend Austin tracked through the war: back at Ft. Meade, Maryland, expecting to go overseas (May 1944); by February 1945 Austin heard from Geraldine that John B. was a prisoner of Germany and asked home to confirm; by mid-1945 he asked how John and A.V. looked after return to the States.
Not independently verified beyond the letters. Registry search attempted.