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Bob Bishop

Bob Bishop was born in San Francisco, California in 1944 and grew up in San Carlos, California. He joined the U.S. Army at age 18 after graduating from St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California. After basic training at Fort Ord, California he attended Military Police School in Fort Gordon, Georgia. Bob came to Alaska in December 1963 to work as a MP (Military Police) at the Site Tare (A Battery A/2/562) Nike Missile Site on the bluff overlooking Moose Creek, just outside of Fairbanks. There he learned the art of being a guard dog handler as part of his duty to provide security in the launching area. After leaving Alaska in June 1965, Bob attended the University of California at Berkeley and studied criminology with the goal of becoming a probation officer. After he graduated, the economy declined and he was unable to find a job in his field. So Bob got a job working for his father-in-law doing gardening in San Mateo, California. He eventually took over the business, which he continues to operate.

Bob Bishop appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Cold War in Alaska

Bob Bishop's Slideshow

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Bob Bishop, Part 1	Bob Bishop was interviewed on September 9, 2014 by Leslie McCartney and Karen Brewster at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Bob had attended the conference "A Cold War, 2014 Alaska Conference and Nike Veterans Reunion" held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 4 and 5, 2014. In this first part of a three part interview, Bob talks about joining the Army, going to Military Police training, coming to Alaska to work at a Nike Missile Site, and learning the skills to become a guard dog handler. He discusses guard patrol duties, the care and training of the dogs, and the clothing they were issued.	2014-18-10_PT.1	Cold War in Alaska	Sep 9, 2014
Bob Bishop, Part 2	This is a continuation of an interview with Bob Bishop on September 9, 2014 by Leslie McCartney and Karen Brewster at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In this second part of a three part interview, Bob talks about being a guard dog handler, dealing with mosquitoes while on guard duty, what happened to the dogs when they were retired, dog biting incidents, life in the barracks, and the use of alcohol. He also reflects back on his time in the Army and discusses the Nike veterans reunion.	2014-18-10_PT.2	Cold War in Alaska	Sep 9, 2014
Bob Bishop, Part 3	This is a continuation of an interview with Bob Bishop on September 9, 2014 by Leslie McCartney and Karen Brewster at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In this third part of a three part interview, Bob describes a few funny incidents that happened during his time working at the Nike Missile Site near Fairbanks, Alaska. He also discusses alcohol consumption, his experience with the 1964 Alaska Earthquake, trying to make telephone calls, and the military-issue clothing they were given to wear.	2014-18-10_PT.3	Cold War in Alaska	Sep 9, 2014