World War II Honoree

Gordon B. Fish

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pateros, Washington

Honored By

LTC Charles T. Borg, USA-Ret. & John Fish

JOINED ARMY TO BECOME A PARATROOPER. COMPLETED PARACHUTE TRAINING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. ORDERED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER TO JOIN THE 511TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, WHICH WAS DEPLOYING FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO OKINAWA TO PREPARE FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. WAR ENDED AND INVASION WAS CANCELLED. PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCE IN JAPAN UNTIL LATE 1945. RETURNED TO THE STATES AND WAS DISCHARGED LATE THAT YEAR. RECEIVED ARMY PARACHUTIST BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL.