Serviceman

Donald L Fischer

817th

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Army serial number: O-2001400
Rank: 2LT (7 March 1945), 2nd Lt (22 March 1945)
Hometown: Trenton NJ; Trenton, NJ
Also written: Donald Fischer
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 9
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Ralph F. Bates Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 114, 1 November 1944 · Graz · The Ralph F. Bates crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 9)
mission 181, 15 March 1945 · Ruhland · The Ralph F. Bates crew's history names Ruhland: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 9)
mission 184, 20 March 1945 · Vienna, Kagran · The Ralph F. Bates crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 9)
mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
7 March 1945	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1210	2LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 13242 · 44-6538 Miss Prissy · 22 March 1945 · mission 186, 22 March 1945

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 5 · 22 March 1945

HEADQUARTESS
FOUR EIGHIT THIRD BOVEARDMENT GROUP (H)
office of the Operations Officer
APO 520
6 April 1945.
STATEMENT
On 26 March 1945 this headquarters received TWX stating that
Lt. R.F. BATES, LT. D.A. KALLOCK, LT. D.L. FISCHER, IT. I. JACOBS and
T/Sgt. BREWER had forced-landed near Warsaw and that the rest of the crew
had bailed out 15 miles northwest of Ruhland. The first five listed were
then at Poltava awaiting ATC transport back to Italy 15AF, Hill
?
T-3261). No further information has been received, nor has Lt. BATFS or
any member of his crew returned to duty at this base.
Louis Surth
LOUIS T. SEITH,
Major, Air Corps,
Operations Officer.
N°- 1983
under

National Archives, MACR 13242, page 5 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 16 · 22 March 1945

AFPPA-àl
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of Jrew member:
FISCHER, Donald L.
File 13242
Rank:
2nd Lt
Serial number:
0-2001400
Position: Crew (Bomber) Navigator
Did he bail out?
No knowledge
Where?
No knowledge
If not, why not?
No knowledge
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane:
No knowledge
Was he injured?
No knowledge
Where was he when last seen?
No knowledge
Any hearsay information: When Ireturned to Atlantin City In the Ambassador
Hotel I met a S?Sgt. Andreola 817 B. Sq. whowas flying in umber three
position. His ship crashed in Russia. He said, that Lt. Bates, Kallock
Fischer, Jacobs, a nd Frogt. Brewer were with him in Fussia,
Source:
875gt. Indreola 817th Bomb Sq. 483 Bomb Group
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
Facts
Total number of missions of above crew member:
No knowledge
Dates and destinations if possible:
No knowledge
(
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 13242, page 16 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

12 more statements from MACR 13242 are on the loss record.

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