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Neil J. Fischer, Sr.
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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


United States Navy - WWII - Pacific Theater
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Richard S. Bull at sea Richard S. Bull DE 402 was a John C. Butler Class (WGT-gear turbine drive)
Richard S. Bull delivering mail Richard S. Bull DE 402 delivering mail to USS O'Flaherty DE 340 at Okinawa during WWII. Photo submitted by Sidney R. Morrow, USS O'Flaherty DE 340 crewmember.

Neil Fischer was a Gunner's Mate 2nd Class on the Destroyer Escort 402 USS Richard S. Bull and participated in five invasions in the Pacific in WWII. He was in the return to the Phillipines (called the Second Battle); the battle for Saipan; the battle of Okinowa; the battle of the Phillipine Sea; the battle of Luzon, and more. Read a sysnopsis of the Bull's WWII service here.

Description of the sinking of Eversole - Richard S. Bull picked up survivors

When asked about the size of the ship, he wrote: "We had a crew of 185.....and we were really crowded on board. It didn't bother me because I slept by my gun. It was rear quad 40mm that was designed to fire 80 rounds a minute. Your old daddy adjusted his to fire 125 rounds per minute. I was glad I did when I saw a kamakasi coming down my sights....."

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