Burleigh E Curtis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-45001.jpeg UPL 45001 Personal Combat Report claims 1 Kill. Verdict found 1.5 kills.

Documentation for 1.5 kills

Object Number - UPL 45001 - Personal Combat Report claims 1 Kill. Verdict found 1.5 kills.

His next of kin were his wife, Mrs. Elva Louise Curtis of Medfield, MA, and his parents, Leslie and Lillian Curtis of Holliston, MA.



1Lt. Burleigh Edwards was killed in action near Briouze, France, on 13 June 1944. At the time, he was pilot of P-47D-11 42-75227.



An eyewitness, Captain Loren W. Herway, reported:

"Lt. Curtis was flying Red 3 when his element went down to bomb a bridge over a railroad. He went down too low and was caught in his own bomb blast. He pulled up with white smoke trailing out. I called for him to jump but he was evidently stunned for his plane fell off on the left wing and went straight in and exploded. This took place in the vicinity of Briouze at 2125. Lt. Curtis did not get out of the plane."



French civilians and gendarmes visited the crash site and buried Lt. Curtis beside his plane, marking the grave with a propeller. The remains were later removed to an established American military cemetery.



Lt. Curtis was officially identified and accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on 13 December 2018.



http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1719072/ai…

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 362nd Fighter Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 February 1922

Enlisted

20 May 1943 Commission date.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Briouze, France 13 June 1944 - 13 June 2044 Killed when his aircraft crashed following a dive bombing attack near Briouze, France.

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IDPF of 1Lt. Burleigh E. Curtis
DPAA News Release dated 21 December 2018

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9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / Gianneschi history, Mr V J Lewis

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