James J Curry

Military

Shot down 6 October 1944 in B-24 42-51283. Prisoner of War .



POW, PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51283

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

6 October 1944 - 29 June 1945

Born

Jamaica Plain, Maine

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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?;
dt=3159&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=james+curry&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=18145&rlst=18144,18146,18145;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9751