World War II Honoree

Walter L. Fisher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Blackburn, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN AT CHEYENNE, WYOMING; SALT LAKE CITY ARMY AIR BASE, UTAH; SIOUX CITY ARMY AIR BASE, IOWA; AND EPHRATA ARMY AIR FIELD, WASHINGTON. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND GERMANY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE DRIVER AND MECHANIC BADGE WITH DRIVER QUALIFICATION BAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.