Name | Curtin, Paul Robert ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 32929865 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, effective 22 July 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner / Togglier |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 11 April 1945 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 44-09-27-510⇓ (2.530 MB) Accident Report # 44-12-04-535⇓ (5.028 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Proctor, John Richard⇗ | Pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Baker, Dale Richard⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗ | Navigator | CT |
1st Lt. McClure, Oscar Milton⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
SGT. Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Fox, Fred Calvin⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. Northrup, Robert Louis⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Curtin, Paul Robert | Flexible Gunner | CT |
CPL. Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
179⇗ | 13 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Road Network Type: Transportation Location: Beaumont-le-Roger (area), France |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
193⇗ | 12 September 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia |
Togglier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; engineer's arm crushed in top turret mechanism. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Togglier | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6105⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Replaced 44‑6141, which was damaged in a taxi accident prior to takeoff. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Taxi accident prior to takeoff, crew not injured; replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with a runaway prop on #2 engine. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Dropped out of formation after bombs away, but returned OK to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Fourth Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
217⇗ | 1 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Togglier | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Togglier | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
230⇗ | 26 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38750⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38750⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crash-landed in an open field 1-1/2 miles north of Deenethorpe during assembly; all crew remained in plane and all were ok. Sortie Report⇗ |
236⇗ | 6 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
237⇗ | 9 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
242⇗ | 23 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Horham due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
243⇗ | 24 December 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 13F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
246⇗ | 30 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
249⇗ | 2 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
252⇗ | 7 January 1945 |
Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
253⇗ | 8 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Type: Transportation Location: Kyllburg, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. PFF & Gee-H ship. Assumed group lead immediately upon departure of the group lead. PFF & Gee-H in this aircraft were inoperative, so Rice ordered low Squadron lead to take over (high Squadron lead was not reachable via radio) and returned to #2 position. Left formation after first attempted bomb run because oxygen system was shot away. Sortie Report⇗ |