USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the first of two ships named after John E. Pillsbury, a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
27 November 1941, by order of the Commander Asiatic Fleet, Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Pillsbury departed Manila under the command of Lt. Commander Harold C. Pound, together with other units of the fleet. When the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, she was operating in the vicinity of Borneo.
The above Bio is arranged to support the death date of 11 Dec 1941.
See bottom of Bio arranged to support the death date of 2 Mar 1942.
Johns death is listed as 10 Dec 1941, his fate is unknown and not contributed to the sinking in March 1942. Research has not provided any information as to the official USN death date if all records were lost. 2 reports list date of death as 10 Dec 41, 1 report list date of death as 2 March 1942 the actual date of the sinking.
S/O Mary Bridget (McCormack) & Bernard J. Bishop
Service # 2016492
Rank Seaman First Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
BISHOP, JOHN JAMES SEA1 NAVY 2016492 PILLSBURY; UNITED STATES NAVY 12/10/1941 Philippine Islands
BISHOP, John J, SEA1, 2016492, USN, from Massachusetts, USS Pillsbury, location Philippine Islands, missing, date of loss December 10, 1941.
BISHOP, John James, SEA1, 2016492, USS Pillsbury (DD-227), March 2, 1942, (CasCode6221) missing, later declared dead, dd November 25, 1945.
There are no US logs or battle reports giving the details of the actions in which Pillsbury, Asheville (PG-21) and Edsall (DD-219) were lost and their fates were unknown until Japanese logs were examined after the war.
In a night surface action on 2 March 1942 Pillsbury was overtaken by two Japanese cruisers of Cruiser Division 4. She was engaged by Takao and Atago, and at 21:02 sank with the loss of all hands approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island she is one of two major American surface warships lost in World War II with no survivors.
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Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
27 November 1941, by order of the Commander Asiatic Fleet, Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Pillsbury departed Manila under the command of Lt. Commander Harold C. Pound, together with other units of the fleet. When the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, she was operating in the vicinity of Borneo.
The above Bio is arranged to support the death date of 11 Dec 1941.
See bottom of Bio arranged to support the death date of 2 Mar 1942.
Johns death is listed as 10 Dec 1941, his fate is unknown and not contributed to the sinking in March 1942. Research has not provided any information as to the official USN death date if all records were lost. 2 reports list date of death as 10 Dec 41, 1 report list date of death as 2 March 1942 the actual date of the sinking.
S/O Mary Bridget (McCormack) & Bernard J. Bishop
Service # 2016492
Rank Seaman First Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
BISHOP, JOHN JAMES SEA1 NAVY 2016492 PILLSBURY; UNITED STATES NAVY 12/10/1941 Philippine Islands
BISHOP, John J, SEA1, 2016492, USN, from Massachusetts, USS Pillsbury, location Philippine Islands, missing, date of loss December 10, 1941.
BISHOP, John James, SEA1, 2016492, USS Pillsbury (DD-227), March 2, 1942, (CasCode6221) missing, later declared dead, dd November 25, 1945.
There are no US logs or battle reports giving the details of the actions in which Pillsbury, Asheville (PG-21) and Edsall (DD-219) were lost and their fates were unknown until Japanese logs were examined after the war.
In a night surface action on 2 March 1942 Pillsbury was overtaken by two Japanese cruisers of Cruiser Division 4. She was engaged by Takao and Atago, and at 21:02 sank with the loss of all hands approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island she is one of two major American surface warships lost in World War II with no survivors.
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II and the first of two ships named after John E. Pillsbury, a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
27 November 1941, by order of the Commander Asiatic Fleet, Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Pillsbury departed Manila under the command of Lt. Commander Harold C. Pound, together with other units of the fleet. When the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, she was operating in the vicinity of Borneo.
The above Bio is arranged to support the death date of 11 Dec 1941.
See bottom of Bio arranged to support the death date of 2 Mar 1942.
Johns death is listed as 10 Dec 1941, his fate is unknown and not contributed to the sinking in March 1942. Research has not provided any information as to the official USN death date if all records were lost. 2 reports list date of death as 10 Dec 41, 1 report list date of death as 2 March 1942 the actual date of the sinking.
S/O Mary Bridget (McCormack) & Bernard J. Bishop
Service # 2016492
Rank Seaman First Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
BISHOP, JOHN JAMES SEA1 NAVY 2016492 PILLSBURY; UNITED STATES NAVY 12/10/1941 Philippine Islands
BISHOP, John J, SEA1, 2016492, USN, from Massachusetts, USS Pillsbury, location Philippine Islands, missing, date of loss December 10, 1941.
BISHOP, John James, SEA1, 2016492, USS Pillsbury (DD-227), March 2, 1942, (CasCode6221) missing, later declared dead, dd November 25, 1945.
There are no US logs or battle reports giving the details of the actions in which Pillsbury, Asheville (PG-21) and Edsall (DD-219) were lost and their fates were unknown until Japanese logs were examined after the war.
In a night surface action on 2 March 1942 Pillsbury was overtaken by two Japanese cruisers of Cruiser Division 4. She was engaged by Takao and Atago, and at 21:02 sank with the loss of all hands approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island she is one of two major American surface warships lost in World War II with no survivors.
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
27 November 1941, by order of the Commander Asiatic Fleet, Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Pillsbury departed Manila under the command of Lt. Commander Harold C. Pound, together with other units of the fleet. When the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, she was operating in the vicinity of Borneo.
The above Bio is arranged to support the death date of 11 Dec 1941.
See bottom of Bio arranged to support the death date of 2 Mar 1942.
Johns death is listed as 10 Dec 1941, his fate is unknown and not contributed to the sinking in March 1942. Research has not provided any information as to the official USN death date if all records were lost. 2 reports list date of death as 10 Dec 41, 1 report list date of death as 2 March 1942 the actual date of the sinking.
S/O Mary Bridget (McCormack) & Bernard J. Bishop
Service # 2016492
Rank Seaman First Class U.S. Navy
★ Purple Heart
BISHOP, JOHN JAMES SEA1 NAVY 2016492 PILLSBURY; UNITED STATES NAVY 12/10/1941 Philippine Islands
BISHOP, John J, SEA1, 2016492, USN, from Massachusetts, USS Pillsbury, location Philippine Islands, missing, date of loss December 10, 1941.
BISHOP, John James, SEA1, 2016492, USS Pillsbury (DD-227), March 2, 1942, (CasCode6221) missing, later declared dead, dd November 25, 1945.
There are no US logs or battle reports giving the details of the actions in which Pillsbury, Asheville (PG-21) and Edsall (DD-219) were lost and their fates were unknown until Japanese logs were examined after the war.
In a night surface action on 2 March 1942 Pillsbury was overtaken by two Japanese cruisers of Cruiser Division 4. She was engaged by Takao and Atago, and at 21:02 sank with the loss of all hands approximately 200 miles east of Christmas Island she is one of two major American surface warships lost in World War II with no survivors.
Source material from multiple public domain websites.
Remembered by Buffalo (50696055)
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