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.
 
   
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.
   
  1952-1953, AAF MOS 1055, 31st Fighter Escort Wing

Lieutenant Colonel
From Month/Year
June / 1952 		To Month/Year
October / 1953
Unit
31st Fighter Escort Wing Unit Page
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City
Turner AFB		 State/Country
Georgia
   
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 31st Fighter Escort Wing Details

31st Fighter Escort Wing
Type
Fighter 		 
Parent Unit
Air Force Fighter Wings 		Strength
Wing
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
He was Operations Officer.
th unit became the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing
Jan 20, 1953.
   
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31st Fighter Escort Wing
Sulgrove, Al, CMSgt, (1947-1968) 671 67150 Staff Sergeant

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