William John Currie

Military
media-29369.jpeg UPL 29369 Lt. William J Currie, 363rd Fighter Squadron, P-51D 44-14937 B6-X “Super~X”. This a/c was previously Jim Browning’s B6-P “Gentleman Jim”.

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Object Number - UPL 29369 - Lt. William J Currie, 363rd Fighter Squadron, P-51D 44-14937 B6-X “Super~X”. This a/c was previously Jim Browning’s B6-P “Gentleman Jim”.

Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Claimed 1 x Me262 damaged 19-Apr-45, claim confirmed May-45.



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

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-14937

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Gentleman Jim Marjie's Man
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alabama 11 March 1920

Based

Leiston 19 December 1944 - 6 July 1945 Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Leiston 6 July 1945 Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Bibb County, AL 19 May 2013

Other

End Of War

Buried

Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb County, AL Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery Bibb County, AL

Revisions

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161124872/william-john-currie

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, lives in Calera, AL

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