Almond E. Fisher
Almond Edward Fisher (January 28, 1913 – January 7, 1982) was a United States Army officer and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in World War II. He was born in Hume, New York, and joined the Army in 1935 from Brooklyn, New York. He spent five years as an enlisted man stationed in Panama before being sent to Europe in June 1943. Fisher fought in Italy and Southern France during the war.
On the night of September 12–13, 1944, near Grammont, France, then–Second Lieutenant Fisher led a platoon of Company E, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, in an attack on a strongly defended hill. He repeatedly moved forward under heavy fire to silence German machine guns, sometimes alone. After the advance, he ordered his men to dig in and defend their position. During a German counterattack he was wounded in both feet but refused medical help and crawled among his men to encourage and direct them. His leadership helped his unit overtake the enemy strongpoints and reach safety, and he continued to fight and direct the defense until the area was secure.
Fisher was awarded the Medal of Honor for these actions on April 23, 1945, with the ceremony taking place outside Rome, Italy, where General Joseph T. McNarney presented the award. After the war, he was discharged from active duty in July 1945 and went on to serve 19 more years in the New York Army National Guard, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
He died at age 68 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Fisher’s decorations include the Medal of Honor, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
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