Alva Rudolph Fisher

Korean War
Service #53064512
UnitF CO 279 INF 45 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 10 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Bronze Star
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
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Private First Class Fisher was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman 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
Private First Class Fisher was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 10, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.