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LTC Fred J Eisert II

8 Sep 1916 – 26 Jan 2009

Birth	8 Sep 1916
Death	26 Jan 2009
Cemetery	Rockafield Cemetery Fairborn , Greene County , Ohio , USA
Added by	sweetgodivagirl on 19 Oct 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60353651

Bio

Eisert, Lt. Col. Fred Joseph II (USAF, Ret) Fred Eisert, 92, passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, at Mount Pleasant Retirement Village in Monroe. He was predeceased by his wife Marion Sullivan (1942), wife Virginia Fitts (2007), and brother Carl. Fred was born in Queens NY, son of the late Fred J. and Mary A. (Burgess) Eisert. He attended City College of NY and worked as an electrician and an elevator mechanic in NYC before joining the Army Air Corps in 1941. During WW II, Fred piloted B-24s in the 8th Air Force. He graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1949 and earned his Masters degree from Miami University in 1972. Lt. Colonel Eisert retired from the Air Force in 1968. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Euro-African-Middle East Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. After retiring from the Air Force, Fred taught in Dayton area schools. He was an active community volunteer including over 25 years at WPAFB Hospital. Fred will be greatly missed by his three children, LTC Fred Joseph Eisert III (Army), Mary Anita (Captain Peter) Seidler (USCG) and Pamela Joan (Timothy) Beckett, grandson, 2nd Lt. Christopher M. Seidler (USAF), and brother, James Eisert. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Monday, February 2, 2009 at 12:00 P.M. at the Catholic Campus Ministry at Wright State University, 3650 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn, OH 45324. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the WSU Catholic Campus Ministry. Condolences may be sent to the family at 7 Maya Ct., Monroe, OH 45050.

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Family

Parents

• Fred Joseph Eisert 1886–1971 FaG
• May Anita "Mary" Burgess Eisert 1889–1980 FaG

Spouse

• Marion Elizabeth Sullivan Eisert 1917–1942 FaG
• Virginia Dean Fitts Eisert 1919–2007

Siblings

• Carl Joseph Eisert 1917–1997 FaG
• James J. Eisert 1919–2014 FaG

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