Bishop 1

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2020-01-26 10:31
Character Key Number: 
1936
Display Name: 
Bishop 1
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Bishop, William Avery
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
No
Biography: 

William Avery Bishop (1894-1956) led all Canadian aviators during World War I, being credited with shooting down 72 German planes. The captive German aviator of "Ad Astra" reports that one of his younger brothers, an ace pilot himself, "iss killed by your Bishop . . . that good man" (419).

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