World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marvin Lewis Curland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
Marvin Lewis Curland
ROTC AND U.S. ARMY RESERVE; BRANCH IMMATERIAL REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER BASIC AT CAMP FANNIN, TEXAS FROM JULY TO OCTOBER 1943; TEXAS A AND M, ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OCTOBER TO AUGUST 1944; 379TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN; HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI; ATLANTA ORDNANCE DEPOT; FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA; FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA AS HEAVY MAINTENANCE TANK ORDNANCE COMPANY, POST SHOP AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE 97TH DIVISION'S JAPANESE INVASION. INVASION CUT SHORT BY DECISION TO DROP THE A-BOMB. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946.