Marshall Lloyd Fisher

Military
media-40020.jpeg UPL 40020 "Lt. Dahl and crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 31 August 1943."

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Object Number - UPL 40020 - "Lt. Dahl and crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 31 August 1943."

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Arvid Oliver Dahl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735753
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29890

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29891

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dangerous Dan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-29897

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Censored (forequetoo)
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-30237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stump Jumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30720) nicknamed "Nine Yanks and a Rebel!" Printed caption on reverse '71679 AC- Crew members of the 379th Bomb Group leave the Boeing B-17 "Nine Yanks and a Rebel" at an 8th Air Force base in England. 6 February 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

42-30720

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nine Yanks and a Rebel
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 March 1921 Son of Albert Allen and Eva Lee [Warehime] Fisher.

Enlisted

Butte, MT 2 October 1942 Butte, Montana

Died

Fort Benton, MT 12 June 2014

Buried

Riverside Cemetery, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT 15 June 2014 Riverside Cemetery Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/91152840-marshall-l-fisher
https://www.fold3.com/image/48252094?terms=Dahl,%20Arvid%20O
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=46…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154056000/marshall-lloyd-fisher

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; Wall of Valor form

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