| Harry Gore Bishop | |
| Birth Date: | November 22, 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1897–1934 |
| Servicenumber: | 0-254 |
| Rank: | Major general |
| Commands: | Chief of Field Artillery |
| Battles: | Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Awards: | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honor (Officer) (France) |
| Laterwork: | Author |
Harry Gore Bishop (November 22, 1874 – August 31, 1934) was a United States Army artillery general and author. He is most noted for his service as a Chief of Field Artillery branch of the Army between years 1930–1934.
Bishop was born November 22, 1874, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bishop attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating with the class of 1897.[1]
In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, Bishop served on the U.S.-Mexico border. In 1917, attempting to fly as a passenger in an airplane from San Diego, California to Calexico, California, he was forced to land in Mexico and was lost for nine days before being recovered by a search party.[2]
On the entry of the United States into World War I, Bishop was promoted to brigadier general. Serving in France, he commanded the 159th Field Artillery Brigade and later the 3rd Artillery Brigade. He received the Army Distinguished Service Medal[1] and the French Legion of Honor (Officer) for his service. The citation for his Army DSM reads:
Following the conclusion of the war, Bishop was made Chief of the Philippine Department. In 1925, he returned to the United States and commanded the 15th Field Artillery at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Other appointments included Chief of the Hawaiian Department. While stationed in Hawaii, he commanded the 8th Field Artillery at Schofield Barracks.
In 1930, Bishop was promoted to major general and made Chief of Artillery, subordinate only to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and relocated to Washington, D.C.[3]
Bishop's wife was Ella Van Horn Foulois, who had earlier divorced Maj. Gen. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois, Chief of the Army Air Corps.[3]
On August 31, 1934, after suffering for a year from painful colitis, Bishop was notified that he was being retired for disability, with the rank of major general. He returned to his residence on 16th Street in Washington, and shot himself in the head. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.[4]
As a young man, Bishop wrote several short stories, some of which would now be considered science fiction. These were:
Later works were purely military in character: