More detail on this person: I served with a CPT
Fantasia or Fan as his friends addressed him, in
the 62 CAC, during 1972. I know he had at least
two tours in RVN and maybe three. He "Fan" held
the rank of Captain when I served with him. He
lived in the Ft. Dix area at the time of his
death. This information was last updated 05/07/2018
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07/12/2023
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When I served with Fan I was CPT Thomas C
Jackson. CPT Fantasia was the best Army pilot I
ever had the pleasure of flying with, I'm writing
because I thought his record should reflect all
his tours and his highest rank.
From: Tom Jackson
Flying S-76 for Carson Helicopters. T/R failure,
crashed into Delaware River, saved two other
people, died of exposure and injuries.
Fantasia, Horace L
Helicopter pilot killed in crash
cause of the mid channel crash is under
investigation. Maryland Marine Police who
happened to be on routine patrol nearby pulled
Horace L. Fantasia, 27, of Browns Mills, N.J., and
Chris Leniger of Quakertown, Pa., from the
wreckage minutes after the Sikorsky S-55 chopper
crashed just before 9 a.m. Fantasia, the pilot of
the craft, was unconscious when he was pulled
from the frigid water. He died in the intensive
care unit of the Patuxent Naval Air Station
Hospital at noon. Leniger, a mechanic for the
helicopter, was treated for exposure and released
from St. Marys County Hospital in Leonadtown.