Fred Horcasitas

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) at Radegast in B-17 'Fools Rush In' #42-31066.

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Units served with

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31066) nicknamed "Fools Rush In" of the 100th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dixie Baby aka Fools Rush In
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

31 December 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

31 December 1944

Buried

He is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten

Revisions

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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11366 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database