Vietnam War
Unit | 7th Special Forces Group |
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Rank | Sergeant First Class U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Mountain Rest South Carolina |
Date of Death | April 22 1961 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Sergeant First Class Bischoff was a member of Company B, 7th Special Forces Group. On April 22, 1961, he was a medic with a field training team attached to the 6th Bataillon d'infanterie (Lao) at Ban Pha Home about 30 miles north of Vang Vieng, Laos. The battalion was overrun by the Pathet Lao, and Sergeant First Class Bischoff was killed during the withdrawal. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.