Wayne Fisk Military person

Chief Master Sergeant Wayne Fisk was directly involved in the famed Son Tay POW camp raid and the rescue of the crew of the SS Mayagüez. When the Mayagüez was hijacked by Cambodian Communist forces in May 1975, Fisk was a member of the assault force that successfully recovered the ship and the entrapped United States Marines. For his actions, he was presented with his second Silver Star. Concluding the Mayagüez mission, he was recognized as the last American serviceman to engage Communist forces in ground combat in Southeast Asia. In 1979, he was the first Air Force enlisted recipient of the US Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Men of America. In 1986, he became the first director of the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall on Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex.

Personal facts

Wayne Fisk
Birth dateApril 06, 1945
Birth place
Waldport Oregon

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
Achievement Medal
Air Medal
Commendation Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
military operations
Vietnam War
Mayaguez incident
military branch
United States Air Force
service start1966
service end1993

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External resources

  1. http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1775