Francis X Curry

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) 16 August 1943. Attack on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF. Killed in Action (KIA) in #42-41021 'Black Sheep'.



Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-41021

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

16 August 1943

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Buried

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Sources

44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 108-9, ABMC, MACR 16045, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 236 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia