Korean War
Service # | 56136976 |
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Unit | MED CO 15 INF 3 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 11 1953 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Fischer was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Fischer was a medic with the Medical Company, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on June 11, 1953. He was presumed dead on June 12, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.