World War II Honoree

Russell Curione

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Tenafly, New Jersey

Honored By

Wife and Children

SERVED AS A B-17 TAIL GUNNER WITH THE 34TH BOMB GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE BASE LOCATOR FILE AT BIGGS FIELD, TEXAS. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDE AMERICAN THEATER GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.