Veterans' Memorial Project
George Arthur Fischer
Captain, IL

Vietnam War
Varsity Fencing
Captain Fischer was assigned to the 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Ammunition), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Section. Captain Fischer was killed instantly while sleeping when his room in the Bachelor Officer Quarters took a direct hit from a 122mm rocket. The rocket exploded next to his bed on the first floor. This took place at Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam.
– submitted by Mike R. Vining, Army EOD Memorial Historian
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