Joseph R Curtis

Military

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6337

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Snow White
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

1 October 1943 - 11 May 1944 Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

11 May 1944 - 7 September 1944 Transferred to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

4 August 1944 Promoted to Captain.

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

7 September 1944 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Born

Based

1 October 1943 Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm