Curvin Jacob Trone Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-24 42-51523 17-Jan-45; hit by flak, landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 11742
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718089
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Pathfinder Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Full House
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pittsburgh, PA | 15 May 1921 | Son of Curvin J Sr and Velma Naomi [Geltz] Trone. |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 28 April 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Other Interned (INT) |
Malmo, Sweden | 17 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-24 42-51523 17-Jan-45; hit by flak, landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 11742 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
8 November 1946 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
13 October 1984 | ||
Buried |
Saint Barnabas on the Desert Memorial Garden Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, AZ | 16 October 1984 | Saint Barnabas on the Desert Memorial Garden Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona |
Based |
Hardwick | 17 January 1945 | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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