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103rd Cactus
Division
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- Fred D. Fischer, P.F.C.
- 103rd Inf. Div.,
410 Reg., A Co.
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- Born October 4, 1922
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- Basic Training
- Army Specialized Training Program
- Oklahoma A&M, Stillwater, OK
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- Joined 103rd Infantry Division at Camp Howze, Gainesville,
Texas
- Sent to European Theater - Oct. 1944
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- First action at St. Die, Alsace, France
- Ended combat in Innsbruck, Austria
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- Earned the Purple Heart with Cluster for wounds received at Sessinhime
and Shillersdorf, Alsace, in January 1945.
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- Returned to UAS in February 1946.
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- Married to Barbara Foster, August 19, 1944.
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- Employed by American National Insurance Company as agent and department
manager.
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- Retired October 1987 with 40 years of services.
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Two children, Rick and Susan. Four
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
