Jack William Currie

Military

Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 50 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Twin brothers Sgt Earl Bell (ball turret gunner) & SSgt Merl Bell (flight engineer) with the "Miss Micky Finn"

42-30656

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Micky Finn

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lott, TX 9 May 1921 Son of Will T and Jennie Currie.

Enlisted

16 January 1940

Other

Started flight training

Entered Flying Cadet Program in Oct-42.

Based

Chelveston Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Completed training

Received wings and commissioned as a 2nd Lt.

Revisions

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Sources

305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia