Richard W King
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) crashed at Radegast in B-17 'Fools Rush In' #42-31066.
Richard King, who was lost in a raid over Hamburg Germany Dec. 31, 1944 in the B-17 named Fools Rush In piloted by Floyd Henderson. His remains were recovered 7 years later in 1951 by a Dutch team in Haarberg Cemetery in Hamburg. He was reburied at Fort Rosecrans Military Cemetery in San Diego CA. 1952. (Photo and Obituary Courtesy of Raymond E. King - Feb 2008)
Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters; Purple Heart, WW II Victory Medal, EAME Theater Ribbon
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dixie Baby aka Fools Rush In
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Events
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Died |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
31 December 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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