My Journey in Public Housing Management (ePub)

Joel Fisher was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on October 7, 1941. He was an only child of Joel and Veola McAdams Fisher; both are now deceased. Joel Fisher attended Sterling High School in Greenville, South Carolina, and graduated in 1959. After high school, he attended Voorhees Junior College in 1960 on a work scholarship, which partially paid for some of his tuition. Voorhees is now on a four-year college. He did not return to Voorhees Junior College for his second year. Joel enlisted in the United States Army in 1962. He served overseas duty as an infantry soldier in Augsburg, Germany, for two years. In 1965, Joel reenlisted in the United States Army for three more years for helicopter maintenance/repair school at Fort Eustis, Virginia, for nineteen weeks. After completion of school, he received orders to go to Vietnam. Joel reported to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he was assigned to the 390th TC detachment company. This company supported the 48th assault helicopter company for helicopter maintenance and repair. After arriving in Vietnam, Joel was put in command of a helicopter maintenance repair team, which consisted of seven men. During his first month in Vietnam, he volunteered to fly as a helicopter door gunner on an assault helicopter for the 48th assault helicopter company. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Aircraft Crewman's Badge, Vietnam Service Medal with two (2) Bronze Service Stars, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device 1960.

In 1966, after one year in Vietnam, Joel received orders to report to Fort Benning, Georgia, for duty. In November 1967, he was promoted to staff Sergeant (E6) as a noncommissioned officer. Joel departed the United States Army with an honorable discharge in February 1968. In March 1968, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. In 1973, as a police officer, during his tenure, he also worked as a youth division investigator and a helicopter observer. Joel was in a helicopter crash

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