World War II Honoree

Milton D. Fish

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Belview, Minnesota

Honored By

Shirley Danielson

Relationship

Friend

TECHNICAL SERGEANT, SERVING 19 MONTHS IN ATTU, ALASKA IN 1943. HE WAS WITH THE 7TH RECON SCOUTS OF THE 159TH INFANTRY DIVISION. THE NIGHT BEFORE SHIPPING OUT TO ATTU, HE FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE. UNABLE TO GET UP, THE MP'S FOUND HIM AND TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL. HIS OUTFIT SHIPPED OUT WITHOUT HIM. HE SHIPPED OUT LATER AND FOUND THAT ALL OF HIS FIRST GROUP HAD BEEN KILLED. WHILE IN ATTU, HE WORKED ON BUILDING HANGARS.