World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William James Curran
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Curran Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK; RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE SOLOMONS, MARYLAND, LCT(5)FLOTILLA 1, ADVANCED BASE ASSEMBLY AND TRAINING UNIT LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK; USS LST 934, USS LCT(6)GROUP 94, FLOTILLA 32 AND LCT 1096. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.