Serviceman
Aaron B Curren
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 14150173
- Rank
- S/Sgt (30 December 1943), MSGT (22 August 1944), M/Sgt (14 November 1944)
- Hometown
- Bessemer AL; Bessemer, AL
- Also written
- Aaron Curren
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 258
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Russell M. Ward Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Russell M. Ward crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 258)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Russell M. Ward crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 258)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1944 | BSM | 2762 | MSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 30 December 1943, last 14 November 1944; grades seen: M/Sgt, S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-12-30 HQ: 9 day fur to dy
- 1944-11-14 815th: 0,1
National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 96, roll 576472397 p. 3111
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 201703, page 5 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
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