Alfred W Fischer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Image re-loaded to correct orientation. Original upload from Joseph Kell 11, son of the artist, Lt. Joseph W Kell USAAC. (User https://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/32944 )
Object Number - UPL 40012 - Trench Art portrait of Alfred Fischer by Lt. Joseph W. Kell drawn January 1944.
Shot down 7 October 1944 in B-17 44-8046. Killed in Action (KIA).
DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 749th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0-712905
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Lead Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 7 October 1944 | |
|
Born |
La Grange, Texas, USA | ||
|
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing) |
Revisions
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Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 9767 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
