Name | Reed, Curry Allen |
Rank | Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 18133943 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 13 August 1943 |
Results | Transferred |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 30 July 1943. General Order #88, Headquarters 1st Bomb Wing dated 16 August 1943. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Harry, William Russell⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Rice, Ivan Luther⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Black, David Hall⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Mannka, Charles Pershing⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
T/SGT. Simpson, Edward Francis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
T/SGT. Reed, Curry Allen | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. McKenna, John Conat⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Parent, Leroy (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
CPL. Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Wheeler, Tom Brooks⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑30145⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back 15 miles from English coast because ball turret was inoperative and the RPM on engine #1 dropped to zero. Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑30145⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Turned back before target with major battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5051⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back almost immediately because of leak in oxygen system. Sortie Report⇗ |
13⇗ | 30 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed at Boxted, AAF Station 150, on return, with extensive battle damage due to enemy aircraft and flak, with five wounded crewmen aboard. 2nd Lt. William Russell Harry awarded Silver Star (see 'As Briefed' p. 197). Sortie Report⇗ |