Staff Sgt. Patrick Arthur Fisher was born at Eastman, Wis., December 17, 1922. He attended Bonney and Wagner schools on DuCharme Ridge, coming to Prairie du Chien in October 1941.
Before entering services, he was employed at the American Steel company at Gary, Ind.
Entering the army corps on November 10, 1942, he received his training at Indianapolis, Ind., and Miami Beach, Fla. He was first engineer and gunner on a B-17 bomber and when home, expected to be sent into action on his return.
After a week's furlough, in January, he left for Ardmore, Okl., and had been heard from only once since that time.
His mother, Rose, received a telegram from the war department on Saturday informing her that her son, died in the European Theatre of action on February 14, 1944.
"The official casualty report states that Patrick's death was due to anoxemia, caused by the failure of his oxygen bottle. He died within hours of reaching land, while on a flight from the United States."
He was survived by his parents, William Wesley and Rosella May (Michael) Fisher, his brother, Sgt William W. Fisher of Camp Rucker, Ala., seven sisters; Mrs. Donald Clark, Ella Rose (C. J.) Benoy, Margaret, Shirley, Rose, Doris and Doritt Fisher.
Before entering services, he was employed at the American Steel company at Gary, Ind.
Entering the army corps on November 10, 1942, he received his training at Indianapolis, Ind., and Miami Beach, Fla. He was first engineer and gunner on a B-17 bomber and when home, expected to be sent into action on his return.
After a week's furlough, in January, he left for Ardmore, Okl., and had been heard from only once since that time.
His mother, Rose, received a telegram from the war department on Saturday informing her that her son, died in the European Theatre of action on February 14, 1944.
"The official casualty report states that Patrick's death was due to anoxemia, caused by the failure of his oxygen bottle. He died within hours of reaching land, while on a flight from the United States."
He was survived by his parents, William Wesley and Rosella May (Michael) Fisher, his brother, Sgt William W. Fisher of Camp Rucker, Ala., seven sisters; Mrs. Donald Clark, Ella Rose (C. J.) Benoy, Margaret, Shirley, Rose, Doris and Doritt Fisher.
Staff Sgt. Patrick Arthur Fisher was born at Eastman, Wis., December 17, 1922. He attended Bonney and Wagner schools on DuCharme Ridge, coming to Prairie du Chien in October 1941.
Before entering services, he was employed at the American Steel company at Gary, Ind.
Entering the army corps on November 10, 1942, he received his training at Indianapolis, Ind., and Miami Beach, Fla. He was first engineer and gunner on a B-17 bomber and when home, expected to be sent into action on his return.
After a week's furlough, in January, he left for Ardmore, Okl., and had been heard from only once since that time.
His mother, Rose, received a telegram from the war department on Saturday informing her that her son, died in the European Theatre of action on February 14, 1944.
"The official casualty report states that Patrick's death was due to anoxemia, caused by the failure of his oxygen bottle. He died within hours of reaching land, while on a flight from the United States."
He was survived by his parents, William Wesley and Rosella May (Michael) Fisher, his brother, Sgt William W. Fisher of Camp Rucker, Ala., seven sisters; Mrs. Donald Clark, Ella Rose (C. J.) Benoy, Margaret, Shirley, Rose, Doris and Doritt Fisher.
Before entering services, he was employed at the American Steel company at Gary, Ind.
Entering the army corps on November 10, 1942, he received his training at Indianapolis, Ind., and Miami Beach, Fla. He was first engineer and gunner on a B-17 bomber and when home, expected to be sent into action on his return.
After a week's furlough, in January, he left for Ardmore, Okl., and had been heard from only once since that time.
His mother, Rose, received a telegram from the war department on Saturday informing her that her son, died in the European Theatre of action on February 14, 1944.
"The official casualty report states that Patrick's death was due to anoxemia, caused by the failure of his oxygen bottle. He died within hours of reaching land, while on a flight from the United States."
He was survived by his parents, William Wesley and Rosella May (Michael) Fisher, his brother, Sgt William W. Fisher of Camp Rucker, Ala., seven sisters; Mrs. Donald Clark, Ella Rose (C. J.) Benoy, Margaret, Shirley, Rose, Doris and Doritt Fisher.
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