World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert E. Fisher
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
El Paso County, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
SERVED AS A B-17 ‘FLYING FORTRESS’ BOMBER GUNNER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, ASSIGNED TO THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 5TH AIR BOMB WING, 463RD BOMB GROUP, 773RD BOMB SQUADRON, FOGGIA, ITALY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1945 AND IS BURIED AT THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY, NEUPRE (NEUVILLE-EN-CONDROZ), BELGIUM. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.