SSG Keith R. Bishop

26 October 2009, Afghanistan

Special Forces

A native of Medford, New York, Staff Sergeant Keith R. Bishop was killed on 26 October 2009 in Darreh-Ye Bum, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash while supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Bishop enlisted in the Army in April 2003 as an Infantryman. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, Camp Grieves, Republic of Korea. He later served with 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2008 and was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

SSG Bishop was serving as a Weapons Sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group when he was killed.