William S Curtis

Military

December 16, 1943 B-17 #42-29733 'Louisiana Purchase' Crash landed at RAF Coltishall on return from mission to Bremen. 10 RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29733

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Louisiana Purchase
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

16 May 1923

Died

11 October 1968

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NARA files verified ASN, DFC and AM w/3 oak leaf clusters. He earned at least one bronze star on the EAME Campaign Medal and more than likely the Good Conduct Medal, but without personnel records it is unknown . His birth and death dates are on his bronze marker on Find a Grave.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Replaced "Ó" with a single quote character (2 places).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…