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CURTIN, Clarence C - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Nebraska -
Hometown
Hall County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6860624 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mike Curtin (father)
Minnie N. (Thomas) Curtin (mother)
Hazel Curtin (sister)
Floyd E. Curtin (brother)
Agnes L. Curtin (sister)
Bessie Curtin (sister)
Virgil G. Curtin (brother)
Lawrence Curtin (brother)
More information
T/5 Clarence C. Curtin attended the Grand Island Senior High School.He joined the Regular Army on 1 June 1939 and had training at Camp Pickett, Virginia and was sent overseas in October 1942.
In October 1944 he was severely wounded in action by artillery shell fragments in his lung. He died of his wounds on 11 October 1944. The exact location is not known.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy