Two Waterloo Men Killed
in Action; Another Missing
Two former Waterloo men, Cpl. Robert Murphy, 25, and Second Lt. Dewey H. Hollis, 21, are reported by the war department as killed in action, and a third Waterloo man, Cpl. James F. Fisher, 20, is reported as missing in action in Germany, war department messages advised relatives here Monday.
Corporal Fisher has been missing in action since Dec. 21 following enemy action in Germany, a war department message to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Fisher, 1010 Lafayette street, reported Monday. Corporal Fisher was serving with a medical battalion of the 106th division in Germany. He entered army service Mar. 10, 1943, and arrived in England in November, 1944. In a letter to his parents dated Dec. 10, he told of his arrival in France and that he had moved on into Belgium. Another letter dated Dec. 12 told of his arrival in Germany.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, January 08, 1945, Page 1 (photo included)
Cpl. J. F. Fisher War Prisoner
Cpl. James F. Fisher, 20, who was reported missing in action in Germany since Dec. 21 with the medical battalion of the 106th division, is a prisoner of war, a card from him received Saturday revealed.
Corporal Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Fisher, of 1010 Lafayette street, wrote from the German prisoner of war camp, M-Stammiager, 8A. “Miss you all very much . . . Trust you are all well and do not worry about me, for I am getting along all right. Please send me smokes and chocolate. Pray for you often.”
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, April 15, 1945, Page 9
James Fisher Is Liberated;
Was With 106th
Tech 5th Gr. James F. Fisher was liberated Apr. 16 and is now hospitalized in England, a letter from him dated Apr. 22 informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Fisher, 1010 Lafayette street, Monday.
T-5 Fisher, who was taken a German prisoner of war Dec. 21 while serving with the 106th infantry division in the “battle of the Belgium bulge,” wrote. “Don’t worry about me now, because I am back in good hands again, and aside from having lost a few pounds, I’m none the worse for wear . . . I can hardly believe I am not dreaming.”
He had been listed as missing in action since Dec. 15 before word from him informed his parents he was a German prisoner of war.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, April 30, 1945, Page 5
Service News
Tech. 5th Gr. James F. Fisher, former German prisoner of war, is here on a 10-day furlough. He was awarded the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds suffered Feb. 10, when Mustangs strafed boxcars in which he and fellow German prisoners were being transported. Arriving in England in April, he was detained there two additional months when he contracted yellow jaundice in May. Following his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Fisher, 1010 Lafayette street, he will report to Schick hospital, Clinton, Ia.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, July 31, 1945, Page 3
Service News
James F. Fisher, former German prisoner of war receiving surgical and medical aid at Schick hospital, Clinton, Ia., has been promoted from corporal to sergeant, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Fisher, 1010 Lafayette street, learned when they visited him over the weekend at Clinton.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, September 20, 1945, Page 9
