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FISHER, Lewis Blaine "Blainey" - Date of
birth
14 August 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington -
Hometown
Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-782231 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Ceminy, Czechoslavakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harold H. Fisher Sr. (father)
Elinor F. (Holmes) Fisher (mother)
Barbara G. Fisher (sister)
Harold H. Fisher Jr. (brother)
Betty Lou D. (Gamin) Fisher (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38369 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Checkerboard Fort
Destination: Pilsen, Czechoslavakia
Mission: Bombing of the Skoda works munitions plant
MACR: 14222
More information
1st Lt Lewis B. Fisher volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 15 June 1944.1st Lt Harold D. Cupitt:
#1 and #2 engines were on fire then ship blew up before entering clouds.
T/Sgt Neal H. Modert:
I think plane was out of control so that he could not easily get out before it exploded in the air at high altitude.
The crew is remembered on a memorial stone in Ceminy, Czechoslavakia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lupo Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – ABMC, www.newspapers.com – Helper Journal - 22 March 1945