World War II Honoree

Gailard L. Curry

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Hollis, Oklahoma

Honored By

Vernell

Relationship

Sister

SERVED AS A GUNNER ON AIRCRAFT, SHIPS AND LAND OPERATIONS. KNOWN AS A SUPERNUMERARY. SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER ON B-25 BOMBER WITH THE MARINE FORCE IN JULY 1944. SERVED WITH VMB-443 MARINE GROUP IN AUGUST 1944 AS A 40 MM GUNNER ON THE USS MUNDA CVE-104. WHILE BASED AT EMIRAU, ST MATHIAS, FLEW 37 MISSIONS IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, LEYTE, BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO OPERATIONS. SERVED WITH MARINE BOMB SQUAD 423 IN CONSOLIDATION OF NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS AND LEYTE. HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT WAS WORKING WITH NATIVES AFTER CAPTURE OF NEW GUINEA. SEPARATED FROM SERVICE 15 NOVEMBER 1945.