Korean War
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Service # | AO-0930574 |
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Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | April 30 1952 |
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Air Medal
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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World War II Victory Medal
First Lieutenant Curtis was awarded the Air Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Service Stars and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Cutis was a veteran of World War II as a B17 Pilot with the 34th Bomb Group, 18th Squadron in Mendelsham, England. During the Korean War, he was a pilot on a flying transport, serving with the 437th Troop Carrier Group, 85th Troop Carrier Squadron, Brady Air Base, Japan. He died on April 30, 1952 while flying a transport flight that went down near Kamikawa, Japan.