James R Curry Jr
MilitaryPrisoner of War. 17 April 1943 on a mission to Bremen when B-17 #1-24467 'The Grim Reaper' was damaged by flak before reaching the target. After dropping bombs, 5 fighters attacked the plane. With the plane on fire, Pilot Lally ordered a bail out and the crew made a heroic effort detailed by Strong on pp. 88-89. Curry became a prisoner at Stalag 17B.
Note: Strong lists Curry as nose gunner and Losses as Bombardier. MACR lists Curry as the nose gunner with no Bombardier on board.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Grim Reaper
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 17 April 1943 | POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Born |
Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to the A/C #41-24467 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Source: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15525, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, First Over Germany pp. 85-92 by R. Strong, NARA.