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FISHER, Joseph Otto - Date of
birth
7 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine -
Hometown
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31401411 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 61 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Franklin L. Fisher (father)
Marion (Sambom) Fisher (mother)
Irving S. Fisher (brother)
More information
Pvt Joseph O. Fisher graduated from Lewiston High School in 1935 and from Bates College in 1939. He received a Master's degree in Geology from Columbia University in May 1944. and planned to receive his doctorate after the war. Two months after commencement exercises at Columbia University, he entered the military and left his job at the U.S. Geological Survey, a position he had held since 1939.He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 25 July 1944.
He was named after his paternal uncle, who served as a captain in the Navy during the First World War.
His brother served with the U.S. Navy.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, The Lewiston Daily 5-Apr-1945, Luc van der Sterren, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Kemp Family Tree, 1920/1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Lewiston Daily 5-Apr-1945, Kathy C.