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James Richard Fisher, None

conflict:Vietnam
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:55849947
location:served during the Vietnam war; sent to Korat Thailand
enlistment date:None
place enlisted:
discharge date:April 12, 1966
place discharged:Fort Dix, NJ
decorations:
history:raised in Zim; played 4 sports at Cherry High School; after military I went back to work at Eveleth Taconite; while there, I used the G.I. bill and received a 4 yr degree from Bemidji State; after retiring from the mines in 1997, I taught Maintenance Millwright at Eveleth Vocational school. I have over thirty years as a town supervisor for Mcdavitt Township in Zim; member of the State Board of Town Supervisors and a member of the National Board of Towns and Townships where I am past President. I am the only remaining original member of the Minnesota Bd of Fire Training and Education; also serve on other state fire Boards; I am a Mason and a Shriner; in those positions I am the Range Shrine Circus Director and have the privlege of entertaining crowds as a member of the Range Shrine Motor Patrol; driving little cars in parades across the Iron Range;
service documents:Honorable discharge
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Personal Information

date of birth:Sept. 30, 1945
birth place:Denver, CO
home town:Zim, MN
date of death:None
father:Richard Fisher
mother:Bernice Henrickson Koistinen
siblings:John Fisher; Bob Fisher; Gloria Koistinen Swenson
school:Cherry High School

Last update: 8/07/2016