World War II Honoree

Joseph H. Fishbein

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Nashville, Tennessee

Honored By

Joe M. Chisolm

Relationship

Friend, Former Student, & Present Physician

COMPLETED NAVIGATION SCHOOL IN 1943 AND ASSIGNED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT TO THE 94TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP IN ENGLAND ON JULY 1943. COMPLETED 7 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN OVER EMDEN GERMANY ON DECEMBER 11, 1943. POW AT STALAG LUFT 1. LIBERATED BY RUSSIAN FORCES IN MAY 1945 AND RETURNED TO U.S. IN JULY 1945. IMMOBILIZED ON JULY 1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN DECEMBER 1945. AWARDS: AIR MEDAL, POW MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN AWARD, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE CAMPAIGN AWARD. FINAL RANK AT DISCHARGE: 1ST LIEUTENANT.