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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Mary F. Fisher

Hometown

Roanoke, Virginia

Honored By

Herman E. Fisher, Jr.

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WAS A WIFE AND HOMEMAKER. TRAVELED ALONE A LOT WITH HER CHILDREN TO MEET HER HUSBAND WHO WAS A CIVIL ENGINEER HELPING TO BUILD POWDER PLANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE WAR. HER SUPPORT ENABLED HER HUSBAND TO HELP WITH THE BUILDING OF THE HANFORD NUCLEAR PLANT WHICH WAS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON JAPAN THAT ENDED THE WAR.