Fortier, Norman John, Lt Col

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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.
 
   
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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.
   
  1943-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 355th Fighter Group

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From Month/Year
July / 1943 		To Month/Year
September / 1945
Unit
355th Fighter Group Unit Page
Rank
Captain		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City
RAF Steeple Morden (USAAF Station 122), England and AAF Station Gablingen (R-77), Germany		 State/Country
Not Specified
   
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 355th Fighter Group Details

355th Fighter Group
Type
Fighter 		 
Parent Unit
Fighter Units 		Strength
Group
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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355th Fighter Group
Elder, John Leard, Lt Col, (1941-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel
Graham, Gordon Marion, Lt Gen, (1940-1973) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel
Kinnard, Claiborne Holmes, Col, (1938-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel
Stewart, Everett Wilson, Col, (1938-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Lieutenant Colonel
Hovde, William Johnston, Col, (1932-1967) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Major
Kucheman, Henry Bernard, Maj Gen, (1941-1975) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Major
Duffy, James Edward, Maj, (1940-1955) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Haviland, Fred Russ, Maj, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Jabara, James, Col, (1942-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Koral, Walter Joseph, Lt Col, (1941-1968) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Cullerton, William John, Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Kinnard, Claiborne Holmes, Col, (1938-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Lieutenant Colonel
Kinnard, Claiborne Holmes, Col, (1938-1966) A16 AAF MOS 2161 Lieutenant Colonel
Bille, Henry Smith, Maj, (1942-1945) [Other Service Rank]
White, Robert Michael, Maj Gen, (1942-1981) [Other Service Rank]
Brown, Henry William, Col, (1941-1974) Captain
Bonner, John, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) First Lieutenant
McBride, William P., Maj Gen, (1941-1973) First Lieutenant
Simler, George Brenner, Gen, (1942-1972) Second Lieutenant
Carlile, Sam, PFC, (1942-1945) Private First Class

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