Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Attack Squadron 224
Entered the Service From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: July 17, 1941
Date of Death: September 09, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
Captain Fischer was a member of the Marine Attack Squadron 224, Marine Attack Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On September 9, 1966, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) over Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, when his aircraft was hit by ground fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
∼PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Pittsburgh, PA
Date of birth: 07/17/1941
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: O2
Rank: Captain
Note: Posthumous Promotion
MOS: 7333: Pilot, Light Attack (Jet)
Unit: VMA-224, MAG-12, 1ST MAW, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 09/09/1966
Age at Loss: 25
Location: , South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
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Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Attack Squadron 224
Entered the Service From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: July 17, 1941
Date of Death: September 09, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
Captain Fischer was a member of the Marine Attack Squadron 224, Marine Attack Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On September 9, 1966, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) over Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, when his aircraft was hit by ground fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial
∼PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Pittsburgh, PA
Date of birth: 07/17/1941
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: O2
Rank: Captain
Note: Posthumous Promotion
MOS: 7333: Pilot, Light Attack (Jet)
Unit: VMA-224, MAG-12, 1ST MAW, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 09/09/1966
Age at Loss: 25
Location: , South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
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