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rdf:type	Military Person Character
rdfs:label	Billy Bishop
rdfs:comment	Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED, LL.D. (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian ace in World War I. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Billy Bishop was a commanding officer in the United States Air Force.
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serviceyears	1914 1938
Birth Date	1894-02-08
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Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Expeditionary Force Royal Air Force
death place	Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Nickname	"Billy", "Bish"
Name	Billy Bishop William Avery Bishop
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Birth Place	Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
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Awards	Canadian Efficiency Decoration dbkwik:resource/QBcq9yZPSZhYUPx_jzoQiA== Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order dbkwik:resource/wbZhyhjrofou9DtAWBnSOw== dbkwik:resource/p9XCCT7JJeXDdx594OUH4g== dbkwik:resource/HaoR38LsV5f-j07U0WpddA== Croix de Guerre with Palm 619185 Legion of Honour C1918J Special medal of the Aero Club of America, the Special Medallion of the Imperial Air Fleet Committee of Great Britain, and the Gold Medal of the Aero Club of France.
death date	1956-09-11
Rank	Air Marshal Lieutenant Colonel
Allegiance	British Empire Canada
Battles	Western Front (World War I) World War I Battle of Vimy Ridge World War II
Years	1918
Family	United States Air Force
Gender	Male
abstract	Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED, LL.D. (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian ace in World War I. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Billy Bishop was a commanding officer in the United States Air Force.