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Frank
Moore
Fisler
KIA (WWII)
September 4, 1916

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Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Frank Fisler was valedictorian of his 1934 graduating class at Franklin High School in Harrells Store, NC, before attending and graduating from King College, TN in 1938. Following his Navy Cross action, he flew in the Battle of Midway, and later joined VBP-101 in bombing raids over New Guinea and then the Solomon Islands. He was missing in action after a mission on March 5, 1943.

Awards Received

  • Navy Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 51 (VP-51)

    Action Date:

    December 30, 1941
    Bureau of Navigation Bulletin 288 (February 1, 1942)

    The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Ensign Frank Moore Fisler (NSN: 81755), United States Navy, for extraordinary courage and heroic conduct on 30 December 1941, as FIRST Pilot of a Navy Seaplane in Patrol Squadron FIFTY-ONE (VP-51), whose crew and officers, against insurmountable odds, rescued nine army flyers (including one officer), of an Army plane that had been forced down to sea during combat far from Oahu. The conduct of Ensign Fisler throughout this action resulted in the saving of nine lives, and reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    World War II
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Frank Moore Fisler (NSN: 81755), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.