Arthur Fisher was born on July 31, 1942, in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He was the son of John A. Fisher and Isabell Fisher. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on February 28, 1968, in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Cap 245, 2nd Civil Affairs Group, III Marine Amphibious Force, as a Sergeant during the Vietnam War.

Combined Action Platoons (CAPs) were units where U.S. Marines lived, trained, and patrolled alongside local Vietnamese Popular Forces (PFs), who were essentially armed civilians. The goal was to strengthen the PFs' ability to defend their villages, particularly those with a strong enemy presence, from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces. By embedding Marines with the PFs, CAPs aimed to instill a fighting spirit in the locals, enabling them to protect their families and communities.

On November 20, 1970, during a CAP patrol near Hoi An, the group encountered Viet Cong forces and engaged in a firefight, causing the enemy to flee. While searching the area, Sgt. Fisher, the patrol leader, accidentally triggered a booby trap connected to a 105mm artillery shell, which exploded and killed him. Sgt Fisher is now buried in the Islington and St Pancras Cemetery, East Finchley, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England.

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