Corp Eric Anders Fisher

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Corp Eric Anders Fisher

Birth
Greece
Death
16 Feb 1969 (aged 18)
Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Burial
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
WWII Section G
Memorial ID
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LYNN MARINE PFC. ERIC FISHER KILLED IN VIETNAM FIGHTING
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A Lynn Marine who had been in Vietnam just six weeks has been killed in action.

Pfc. Eric Anders Fisher, 18, son of Mrs. Marguerite (Anderson) Fisher and the late George F. Fisher, was killed Sunday after sustaining gunshot wounds during an engagement with enemy forces near the Loation border about 24 miles southwest of Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

Pfc. Fisher, who was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, enlisted in the Marine Corps last June shortly after graduation from English High in 1968. He received basic training at Parris Island S.C. and advanced training at Camp LeJeune, N.C.

He also leaves a brother, Bruce G. Fisher of Lynn and a grandfather, Adolph W. Anderson of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Lynn.

Services will be held at the First Lutheran on a date to be announced.

Historical Note:

OPERATION DEWEY CANYON




HONOR ROLL


Anderson, Corp Edward

Atkinson, PFC Frederick George

Cahill, Corp Kevin Arthur

Carter, Sgt Kenneth Robert

Chisholm, Corp David Andrew

Evans, Corp John Douglas

Fisher, Corp Eric Anders

Flint, Corp William John

Grant, Corp Norman William, Jr

Hazard, Corp James Joseph

Mailloux, PFC John Joseph

McCafferty, Michael Leste

Miller, PFC Irvin George

Nelson, Corp Robert Joseph

O'Brien, Corp William Joseph

Odiorne, Corp George Alfred

Pennucci, Corp Peter James

Ramsey, Corp John Louis

Upton, Sgt Carleton Webster



**********************************************
LYNN MARINE PFC. ERIC FISHER KILLED IN VIETNAM FIGHTING
**********************************************
A Lynn Marine who had been in Vietnam just six weeks has been killed in action.

Pfc. Eric Anders Fisher, 18, son of Mrs. Marguerite (Anderson) Fisher and the late George F. Fisher, was killed Sunday after sustaining gunshot wounds during an engagement with enemy forces near the Loation border about 24 miles southwest of Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

Pfc. Fisher, who was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, enlisted in the Marine Corps last June shortly after graduation from English High in 1968. He received basic training at Parris Island S.C. and advanced training at Camp LeJeune, N.C.

He also leaves a brother, Bruce G. Fisher of Lynn and a grandfather, Adolph W. Anderson of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Lynn.

Services will be held at the First Lutheran on a date to be announced.

Historical Note:

OPERATION DEWEY CANYON




HONOR ROLL


Anderson, Corp Edward

Atkinson, PFC Frederick George

Cahill, Corp Kevin Arthur

Carter, Sgt Kenneth Robert

Chisholm, Corp David Andrew

Evans, Corp John Douglas

Fisher, Corp Eric Anders

Flint, Corp William John

Grant, Corp Norman William, Jr

Hazard, Corp James Joseph

Mailloux, PFC John Joseph

McCafferty, Michael Leste

Miller, PFC Irvin George

Nelson, Corp Robert Joseph

O'Brien, Corp William Joseph

Odiorne, Corp George Alfred

Pennucci, Corp Peter James

Ramsey, Corp John Louis

Upton, Sgt Carleton Webster




  • Created by: John
  • Added: Jun 18, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • John
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19965310/eric_anders-fisher: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Eric Anders Fisher (9 Jul 1950–16 Feb 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19965310, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by John (contributor 46914353).