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.
   
  1949-1949, 317th Troop Carrier Group

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From Month/Year
February / 1949 		To Month/Year
September / 1949
Unit
317th Troop Carrier Group Unit Page
Rank
Major		 AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Celle RAF Station		 State/Country
Germany
   
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 317th Troop Carrier Group Details

317th Troop Carrier Group
Type
Airlift 		 
Parent Unit
Troop Carrier Units 		Strength
Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jan 11, 2023
   
   
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317th Troop Carrier Group
Von Luehrte, Robert C., 1st Lt, (1942-1949) First Lieutenant
Swick, George, Col, (1948-1977) A02 AAF MOS 055 Corporal

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