Fortier, Norman John, Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1959-1964, 100th Bombardment Wing, Medium
Service Years
1942 - 1964
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
 Year of Birth
1922
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Fortier, Norman John, Lt Col USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Pelham, New Hampshire		 Last Address
Gilford, New Hampshire
Date of Passing
Nov 20, 2005		  
Location of Interment
Raymond C. Wixson Memorial Garden - Gilford, New Hampshire

 Official Badges 

Headquarters Air Force Air Force Commander Air Force Retired US Army Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2016, American Fighter Aces Association
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He destroyed 5.833 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 2 damaged, and another 5.5 on the ground in WWII.
 
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=norman+j+fortier&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=386929&rlst=2367502,386929
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=545
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/fortier.html

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120967121
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=355
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_355.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_fortier_n_j.php
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/164599
Book: "An Ace of the Eighth", Norman "Bud" Fortier, Ballantine Books, 2003.
   
  1956-1959, United States Air Forces in Europe (COMUSAFE/USAFE)

Lieutenant Colonel
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November / 1956 		To Month/Year
August / 1959
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Rank
Lieutenant Colonel		 AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Not Specified		 State/Country
Netherlands
   
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HQ/ Command Element 		 
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Dispensary
Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Aug 30, 2018
   
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United States Air Forces in Europe (COMUSAFE/USAFE)
Burton, Jerome Phillip, A1C, (1954-1959) [Other Service Rank]
Jacobs, Theodore, Capt, (1954-1963) [Other Service Rank]
Jones, William Atkinson, Col, (1945-1969) 102 1021A [Other Service Rank]
Rodgers, Raymond Elmo, CMSgt, (1938-1969) [Other Service Rank]
Shaffer, Tom, A1C, (1951-1956) [Other Service Rank]
St Pierre-Mavis, Irene O., A1C, (1951-1959) [Other Service Rank]
Tibbets, Paul Warfield, Brig Gen, (1937-1966) [Other Service Rank]
Vance, Warren LeRoy, SMSgt, (1948-1968) [Other Service Rank]
Tallman, Kenneth Lee, Lt Gen, (1946-1981) Lieutenant General
O'Keefe, Richard Joseph, Maj Gen, (1930-1960) Major General
Nielsen, Ariel Wayne, Brig Gen, (1940-1966) Colonel
Riddle, Kyle Loyd, Brig Gen, (1938-1969) Colonel
Curto, Domenico Antonio, Col, (1942-1974) 112 1121Z Lieutenant Colonel
Talbot, John Mayo, Brig Gen, (1939-1973) Lieutenant Colonel
Young, Kendall Salisbury, Maj Gen, (1941-1975) Lieutenant Colonel
Dallman, Howard Marvin, Col, (1942-1974) Major
Finlay, John Stewart, Col, (1949-1975) Captain
John, Ernest F., Brig Gen, (1942-1973) Captain
Martin, Don, Col, (1952-1978) Captain
Noyd, Dale, Capt, (1955-1968) Captain
Hiteshew, James Edward, Col, (1953-1979) 102 1021A Second Lieutenant
Wilson, Glenn, Lt Col, (1955-1982) Second Lieutenant
Needham, John, SSgt, (1954-1958) Staff Sergeant
Nolen, Johnie Arzell, SSgt, (1948-1968) 571 57150 Staff Sergeant
O'Neill, William, SMSgt, (1958-1982) 3C 3C0X1 Senior Airman
Arnold, Berle, MSgt, (1950-1970) 631 63150A Airman 1st Class
Evans, Robert, A1C, (1954-1957) 271 27150 Airman 1st Class
Hurtubise, Lois, A1C, (1955-1963) 702 70250 Airman 1st Class
Landers, Phil, CMSgt, (1958-1981) Airman 1st Class
Rhodes, Donald, MSgt, (1955-1977) Airman 1st Class
Silva, Augusto, SSgt, (1952-1964) 304 30450B Airman 1st Class
Brown, Donald, A1C, (1954-1963) 431 43151E Airman 2nd Class
Hall, Roger, A2C, (1956-1960) 922 92250A Airman 2nd Class
Phillips, David, A1C, (1957-1965) 462 462X0 Airman 2nd Class
Shaw, Gary G., SSgt, (1956-1969) 563 56350 Airman 2nd Class
Whitten, Larry, TSgt, (1955-1975) 303 30352 Airman 2nd Class

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