More detail on this person: Harold Reid Fisher,
81, went home to his Lord and Savior on October
30, 2016, after a five-year battle with cancer.
The son of the late H. V. and Marie Fisher, Harold
was born in April 1935 in Cramerton, North
Carolina. He was a graduate of Cramerton High
School. In October 1958, he was drafted into the
United States Army as an infantryman.
During his 20-year career in the U.S. Army, he was
commissioned as an officer, completed both
fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight training.
Among his many overseas and stateside
assignments, Harold served two tours of duty in
Vietnam, with D Troop (Air), 3rd Sqd., 4th Cavalry
Div. in 1967; and with B Co., 227 Avn. Bn, 1st
Cavalry Div. in 1970-'71, as a UH-1 pilot and unit
commander. During his second combat tour of duty
Major Fisher's call-sign was Masher 6, but was
more affectionately known as Mr. Clean.
For his service in Vietnam, Harold was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal
(three awards), the Purple Heart and the Republic
of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with palm.
In 1978, Harold retired from the U.S Army as a
lieutenant colonel. In 1980, he moved with his
family to Gastonia, North Carolina and worked as a
purchasing manager for Homelite Corp. In 1989, the
Fisher family relocated to Rockwell, where Harold
worked for several local firms before ultimately
retiring in 2011.
For 23 years, Harold was an enthusiastic member
of the Midway United Methodist Church in
Kannapolis, where he taught Sunday school and
sang in the choir. He was also a past board
member of Opportunity House in Kannapolis and a
volunteer in the Kannapolis City Schools.
In addition to his parents, Harold was preceded in
death by his wife, the late Susan Hensley Fisher.
He is survived by his sons and daughter-in-law:
Hugh Fisher of Irving, Texas; and Justin and
Malorie Fisher of Granite Quarry; and two
grandsons.
Harold's graveside committal service was held on 5
November at the Gaston Memorial Park, with full
military honors.
Burial information: Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, NC
This information was last updated 11/10/2016
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