Bischoff, Karl
By Canton CitizenKarl Bischoff, 91, of Canton, passed away on March 31, 2017.
Born in Mattapan, Karl graduated from Hyde Park High School wearing a Navy uniform in 1943. He served as a motor machinist mate on Landing Craft Infantry 489, serving in the D-Day invasion at Easy Red Beach.
Following D-Day, he was assigned to Landing Ship Tank 1040 and participated in the Philippine Liberation, the battle for Okinawa, and the Japanese Occupation. Following the war, he re-enlisted in the Navy where he witnessed the fifth atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll …
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Apr 7 2017. Filed under Obituaries.
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