Henry Thomas Fisher
Military
This picture was framed and given to my by my father before he passed in 1997
Object Number - UPL 56606 - Staff Sargent Henry T. Fisher
Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 21-Jul-44 in B-24 'Ginny Gal' 42-95077 Interned (INT)
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Florence, Italy | 5 December 1923 | Son of Marion Fisher. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 11 January 1943 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 21 July 1944 | Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 21-Jul-44 in B-24 'Ginny Gal' 42-95077 Interned (INT) |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Coronado, CA | 13 July 1997 | |
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum Altadena, Los Angeles County, CA | 16 July 1997 | Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum Altadena, Los Angeles County, California |
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Based Interned (INT) |
Hethel | 21 July 1944 | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7244 / MACR 7244, 389th BG Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
