John Frederick Fischer
German Volunteers
now 118th Field Artillery Georgia National Guards

"Mr. Fisher [sic] during his military career with the German Volunteers, now the Service Battery, One Hundred and Eighteenth Field Artillery, had the record of being the oldest first sergeant in point of service in Georgia. He was in that outfit for twelve years as first sergeant, but his period of enlistment covered twenty-five years. He resigned from duty in 1908. For his long and faithful servcie as first sergeant, Mr. Fischer, who was 65 [sic 62] years old, was the only member of the German Volunteers who had been elected to honorary membership."

From the Savannah Morning News - 29 November 1923

This obituary indicates that John Frederick Fischer enlisted in the German Volunteers about 1883 at the age of 22 and retired in 1908 at the age of 47.

John George Fischer
United States Army 1911-1913
United States Army National Guard
Veteran of Moro Uprising, Mexican Border War
and World War 1, Serving in France with General Pershing
**Aunt Honey said he was in the Phillipine Insurrection but that took place from 1899-1902 and he would have been too young.

Neil Joseph Fischer, Sr.

Photo of U.S.S. Richard S. Bull from Daddy's Scrapbook

Daddy's Richard S. Bull Scrapbook

Crew Address List - Circa 1946

Discharge Certificate 1946: Front   Back
Report for Separation 1946: Front   Back
Report for Separation 1952: Front   Back
Discharge Certificate 1954: Front   Back

     
Letter President Truman, Veteran's Insurance, Dress Whites

              
Navy ID Cards

           
Cartoons about Neil.

United States Navy - WWII - Pacific Theater
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