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FISHER, Robert Eugene - Date of
birth
15 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado -
Hometown
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37704602 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
773rd Bombardment Squadron,
463rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlleiten, Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lyman Fisher (father)
Sylvia G. (Feller) Fisher (mother)
Helen Fisher (sister)
James Fisher (brother)
Charlotte L. (Laufman) Fisher (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6421 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Kagran, Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 13052
More information
S/Sgt Robert E. Fisher was a cotton farmer.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississipp, on 10 September 1943.
The airplane was hit by flak and was last seen in the bomb run when the #1 engine started to flame. The pilot put it into a steep right dive. When they were in a cloud, witnesses saw an explosion through the mist.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Six were killed, of which five were initially buried in a common grave at the community cemetery of Mühlleiten, Vienna, on 27 March 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten