WWII Sebastian Co Ar

Lawrence Morgan Fischer
1922-1944

There is a letter at the bottom of this post that was shared by Nelson Collier. It's a must read whether Lawrence was your family or not. Amazing....from the people of the little town in France where he died.

Lawrence Morgan Fischer was born in 1922 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to John Joseph & Francis C Kingcade Fischer.

September 6, 1940 Lawrence enlisted in the U.S. Army, 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. He was killed in action September 13, 1944 near Port-Sur-Saone France from Artillery Shell, Fragments. The story of that battle is below with his name mentioned. His burial was at Epinal, France.
And below that is a letter from France about his last days shared by Nelson Collier with the note from him. An unbleivable find about our men who seerved "over there".

Shared by Nelson Collier
· "I took the liberty of looking up this young man. He died a hero. Attached is the English translation of a letter sent to his family in which the inhabitants of a small French town described his actions around the time of his death."

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The following is taken from the 117th Cavalry daily reports which tells where and how he was killed.

September 13, 1944 - On the 13th, Patrols from "A", "B", & "C" Troops supported by "E" Troop guns and "F" Company tanks continued to perform reconnaissance north, northwest and west of Port-Sur-Saone. In this sector our patrols have met the most determined resistance yet encountered in France.

Troop "A" met heavy artillery in the vicinity of Neury-en-Vaux and Cpl. Newton, was wounded by shrapnel. By the end of the day, Troop "A" had reached the southern edge of Fleur Les Favarney.

Troop "C" ran into stiff enemy opposition but pushed ahead to Chaux Les Port where they bivouacked for the night. While en route to their objective a Troop C" patrol engaged the enemy and Sgt. Pickerell was LWA.

Troop "B" was assigned to it's first mission since it's reorganization. The 1st Platoon to reconnoiter to the northwest, the 2nd Platoon to reconnoiter to the southwest and the balance of the Troop to move to Port- Sur-Saone to set up road blocks. A patrol engaged the enemy in a vicious firefight 2 miles west of Port-Sur-Saone and Tec5 Fisher was KIA. PFC Trier was LWA but remained on duty.