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| Ken Fisher (right), 1945 |
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| Recent Address: |
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7056 Nantucket Cir., Apt. B-5, Fort Myers, FL 33917 |
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| Email: |
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| Family Information: |
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Parents: Benjamin and Kathryn; Wife: Louise; Son: David, Dean |
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| Hometown: |
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Buffalo, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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February 25, 1943 |
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| Service Number: |
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0835462, 12216437 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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444th |
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| Squadron: |
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677th |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Tinian (June, 1945) |
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| Missions Flown: |
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14 |
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Targets: |
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Omuta, Toyohashi, Komatsushima, Kure, Takamatsu, Utsonomiya, Sendai, Fukui, Osaka, Hachiogi, Imabari, Yawata, Tokyo (2) |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster,American Theater Service Medal,Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal,WWII Victory Medal |
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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B-17 Trans Tng, Lockbourne, OH Aug-Nov 1944; B-29 Trans Fng, Maxwell Fld, AL Nov-Jan 1944-45 |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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MOS 1024-Pilot, Four-Engine Aircraft |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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1st Lt. |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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44-70143 Talie Ho! |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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January 2, 1946 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Transportation Dept. -- N. Y. Central RR, Penn Central RR, Conrail.Real Estate Agent |
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
| I am very proud of having been a member of this distinguished unit. I thank God for the safe return of myself and crew to our loved ones. |
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| Crew photo: Taken at Davis-Monthan, Feb. 1945 before joining 58th on Tinian.
Standing L-R: Lt. John Brown (Bombardier); Lt. Kenneth Fisher (Co-Pilot); Capt. Paul Burnor (Pilot); Lt. Harold Haddon (Navigator); Lt. Frank O'Neil (Radar).
Front Row: Sgt. Frank Steed (Left Gunner); Sgt. John Williams (Flight Engineer); S/Sgt. Ellis Conrad (Central Fire Control); Sgt. James McFayden (Tail Gunner); Sgt. Raymond Nelson (Radio Operator); Sgt. Burrel Lewis (Right Gunner).
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| Ken Fisher, 2002 |
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