Milton Lester Fisher, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Milton Lester Fisher, Jr.

State of Birth:

NC

Home State:

NC

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1966-1969

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, attached to 3rd Infantry Battalion, 3rd Marine Division; 5th Combat Engineer Battalion, 5th Marine Division

Location of Service

Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Evans, Cua Viet, and Dong Ha, Vietnam

Battles/Campaigns

Tet Counteroffensive 1968

Highest Rank

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Special duties/highlights/achievements include: "Combat Engineer dealing with explosives - land mines."

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Alyssa Benfield

Contributor:

Carol Cox

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Hibriten High School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/58708

Subjects:

Fisher Jr., Milton Lester

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Milton Lester Fisher, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/58708), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress