World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William D. Curtin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
James F. Cunningham
SERVED AS FLIGHT ENGINEER. CRASHED LANDED AND KILLED ON 10TH MISSION IN CORFE CASTLE, DORSET, ENGLAND ON JUNE 6, 1944 AT 1000 HOURS. THE CREW WAS RETURNING FROM THE D-DAY RAID TO CAEN, FRANCE WITH THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, 34TH BOMB GROUP, ON BOARD THE B-24 BOMBER 'MISERY AGENT'. ALL THE CREW WERE KILLED IN ACTION. BURIED AT HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA, CALIFORNIA.