Fisher, Eastman Guess Giffening
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eastman Guess Giffening |
Surname | Fisher |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE122 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz |
Grave Reference | Plot B, Row 32, Grave 54 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 164 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 10601018 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Miscellaneous Information
Findagrave records that his name was Eastman Guess Giffening Fisher. |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1943 |
End Date | 17-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 202 aircraft, 14 Lost (6.9%). H2S equipped heavy bomber marking. The target was cloud covered and several PFF aircraft had difficulty with their H2S sets so the main force bombing was consequently scattered. The Kalk chemical works was burned out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Mönchengladbach, Germany |