World War II Honoree

Eugene Paul Curran

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jackson Heights, New York

Honored By

Theresa L. Curran

Relationship

Daughter

VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE IN 1942. WAS SENT TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. ON DECEMBER 3, 1943 WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO LONDON WHERE HE WAS BASED FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. HIS DUTIES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS DEMANDED THAT HE TRAVEL TO LIVERPOOL AND OTHER PORTS. ONE OF HIS DUTIES WAS OVERSEEING THE COLLECTION OF UNEXPLODED BUZZ BOMBS IN LONDON AND TRANSPORTING THEM TO THE RIVER THAMES RIVER TO BE DUMPED. HE WAS NOMINATED FOR THE BRONZE STAR AND ALSO RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. AFTER V-E DAY IN APRIL 1945, HE WAS ROTATED HOME TO NEW YORK CITY, ARRIVING IN MID-AUGUST 1945. HIS OFFICIAL DATE OF SEPARATION FROM THE U.S. ARMY IS FEBRUARY 8, 1946. HE LEFT AS A CAPTAIN.