World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert S. Currier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Castle County, Delaware
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
Relationship
Veteran
GRADUATED FROM PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY COLLEGE CLASS OF 1942. SERVED WITH THE 1ST BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 504TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION AT NIJMEGEN, HOLLAND AS PART OF OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.