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."

https://www.fold3.com/image/48252094?terms=Dahl,%20Arvid%20O

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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Aircraft

42-31028

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mojo
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Major Walter Fulkerson, also known as "Duffy", watches ground crewman Sergeant Anton Kofman paint the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31040) nicknamed "Duffy's Tavern" that has been named after Fulkerson. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Jan 1944.' [stamp] and '300535.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'CHRISTENING OF "DUFFY'S TAVERN". "Duffy" is the nickname of one of the most widely known and beloved air officers in the ETO. He

42-31040

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duffy's Tavern
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

42-31510

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

42-31555

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of B-17 Flying Fortress (WA-Y, serial number 42-3325) nicknamed "Paddy Gremlin" of the 379th Bomb Group. Image via Constant Anzperger.

42-3325

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

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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.

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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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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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