World War II Honoree

William J. Fisk

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Paonia, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: AVIATION RADIO TECHNICIAN 2ND CLASS. SERVED AS A U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR RADIO OPERATOR IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1943 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FARRAGUT, IDAHO. ALSO; ADDITIONAL AVIATION AND RADIO TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA AND THE U.S. NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION CROW’S LANDING, CALIFORNIA. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.