Burl D. Fisher

  • ASN:
    34829074
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Jun 23, 1925
  • DATE OF DEATH
    May 18, 2016
FULL NAME:

Burl D. Fisher

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

34829074

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Jun 23, 1925
  • DATE OF DEATH: May 18, 2016
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Oct 20, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company A, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Company Messenger
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:

Performed duties with Infantry in Ireland, England, Wales, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. Served as company messenger for rifle company. Operated walkie-talkie voice radio. Maintained communication between platoons and company headquarters. Carried messages by foot when necessary.

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • DATE:
    Dec 18, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Belgium
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Arm; Second Location: Buccal Cavity: Lips; ; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified / After recovering from his injuries, he returned to service with the unit.
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Burl D Fisher
Army Serial Number
34829074
Enlistment Place
Ft McPherson Atlanta Georgia
Enlistment Date
29 Sep 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Whitfield County, Georgia
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
3 years of high school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1925
Birth Place
Georgia
Source Box Number
0854
Source Film Reel Number
3.276
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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