World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert E. Fischer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Honored By
Bellevue Veterans Club
AERIEL GUNNER WITH 408TH BOMBER SQUADRON, 22ND BOMB GROUP. LOST ON APRIL 16, 1944, DATE KNOWN IN 5TH AIR CORPS AS BLACK SUNDAY. WHILE RETURNING FROM STRIKE AT HOLLANDIA, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 40+ PLANES WERE LOST DUE TO FRONT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PENETRATE. HIS PLANE, B-24 #42-109975, DROPPED OUT OF FORMATION ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF PROBABLY DUE TO ENGINE TROUBLE AND CRASHED 2 MILES FROM RUNWAY.