John Quinn Curtin

Military

Ditched 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31274 'Sea Hag.' Rescued and returned to base. Shot down on 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1768

POW

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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

People

Earl Thomas Allison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Arlie Clements

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35472350
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James Harold Grimmett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16018325
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Military Occupation specialty 757-Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner

Lester Winfield Hall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-447290
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kenneth Nelson Hougard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19170044
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 612 Airplane Armorer/Gunner

Aircraft

42-29728

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Rauncho
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group

42-31211

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reno's Raider
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-31274

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sea Hag
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned

Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK 31 July 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59 dated 31 July 1943, Randolph George Edward Jacobs Crew. 26 combat missions.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 May 1944 POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Born

Rochester, New York, USA

Revisions

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Date11 May 2016 22:11:49
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1768, MACR 4560, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / MACR 4560 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database