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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard C. Curry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A P-47 FIGHTER PILOT DURING WORLD WAR II. A SQUADRON COMMANDER, HE FLEW 68 COMBAT MISSIONS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. UPON HIS RETURN FROM THE EUROPEAN THEATRE, HE BECAME A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE ADVANCED FLYING SCHOOL. AFTER THE WAR, HE REMAINED ON ACTIVE RESERVE DUTY UNTIL 1969 AND RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE IN 1981, WITH A RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.