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Was Billy Bishop a Hero or a Fraud?
An event that occurred in historical time and has evolved the world into an improved environment today is classified as a defining moment. Many famous Canadian men, women, and children have become a part of the defining moments for many reasons, such as being a soldier who fought in WW1 and WW2, or being an actor or actress or being a part of the election parties. One of the men which were popular in the World War 1 was Billy Bishop. William Avery Bishop was the original name created for Billy Bishop. “He was born on February 8th, 1894 in Owen Sound, Ontario.” (Freedom Heroes) “He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Margaret Burden in January, 1949.” (The Incomparable Billy Bishop: The Man and the Myths) (Billy Bishop: Home & Museum) Billy was a Canadian military/fighter pilot that had shot down seventy-two German soldiers. The controversy of this man was if he was hero or if he was a fraud. An abundant amount of citizens argue that Billy Bishop was in fact a hero because he was loyal to his country, courageous while in the battles, and dedicated to his loved ones. To begin with, Bishop was a loyal citizen of his country, Canada and this was because he wanted to protect all the other Canadian residents living in Canada. He had proven himself worthy in several different ways. While many of the Canadian citizens had no experience of participating in a war, “Billy could ride a horse, shoot and march. He was a notch above most newcomers.” (McCaffery, 14) Billy was training to be an observer and this had proven him more worthy of a fighter pilot. “In any case, he spent the next several months training to be an observer with the 21 squadron at Netheravon Flight School. Here he proved to be a first-class observer. In fact, by the time he left, Bishop was in charge of training new observers with the camera.” (McCaffery, 21) Additionally, Billy Bishop was a man that was proud of his country and so he always persevered
An event that occurred in historical time and has evolved the world into an improved environment today is classified as a defining moment. Many famous Canadian men, women, and children have become a part of the defining moments for many reasons, such as being a soldier who fought in WW1 and WW2, or being an actor or actress or being a part of the election parties. One of the men which were popular in the World War 1 was Billy Bishop. William Avery Bishop was the original name created for Billy Bishop. “He was born on February 8th, 1894 in Owen Sound, Ontario.” (Freedom Heroes) “He was married to his childhood sweetheart, Margaret Burden in January, 1949.” (The Incomparable Billy Bishop: The Man and the Myths) (Billy Bishop: Home & Museum) Billy was a Canadian military/fighter pilot that had shot down seventy-two German soldiers. The controversy of this man was if he was hero or if he was a fraud. An abundant amount of citizens argue that Billy Bishop was in fact a hero because he was loyal to his country, courageous while in the battles, and dedicated to his loved ones. To begin with, Bishop was a loyal citizen of his country, Canada and this was because he wanted to protect all the other Canadian residents living in Canada. He had proven himself worthy in several different ways. While many of the Canadian citizens had no experience of participating in a war, “Billy could ride a horse, shoot and march. He was a notch above most newcomers.” (McCaffery, 14) Billy was training to be an observer and this had proven him more worthy of a fighter pilot. “In any case, he spent the next several months training to be an observer with the 21 squadron at Netheravon Flight School. Here he proved to be a first-class observer. In fact, by the time he left, Bishop was in charge of training new observers with the camera.” (McCaffery, 21) Additionally, Billy Bishop was a man that was proud of his country and so he always persevered