World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John M. Fischer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Historical Society of Montgomery County
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS ON FEBRUARY 3, 1943. ASSIGNED TO TRAINING AT LA JUNTA ARMY AIR BASE IN COLORADO. ON MAY 30, 1944 WHILE PILOTING A TWIN ENGINE PLANE NEAR SYRACUSE, TEXAS, HE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HIS CREW WAS ABLE TO PARACHUTE TO SAFETY, BUT FISCHER DIED IN THE CRASH. HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO LANSDALE FOR BURIAL IN THE NORTHWOOD CEMETERY IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. HE WAS NEWLY MARRIED AND 21 YEARS OF AGE.