Leo Agustin Curtin Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9341
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16034903 / O-807458
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Norfolk, Virginia | 15 June 1923 | Son of Leo A Curtin Sr and Mamie Frances [Turner] Sakakini. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 16 February 1943 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Died |
7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9341 | |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint Avold, France Plot K Row 26 Grave 36 | |
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Based |
Mendlesham | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9341