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Curran Richard

Name:
Richard Curran
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-703958
Unit:
349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-05-07
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
F
Row:
7
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

Richard Curran entered the military service in New York. He served in the 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-17 #42-38053 "Cap'n Crow" during World War II.

Their B-17 crashed on May 7, 1944, over Somerleyton in Suffolk, England near the East Anglian coastline. They were on a mission to Berlin along with over 900 bombers. One of the signal flares in the plane exploded and started fires that could not be contained. Wright rang the bail-out alarm. Jack Raper stayed, helping fight for control as the crew bailed out. Both Wright and Raper died, along with three other crew members who were trapped in the plane.

2Lt Curran is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov