Marvin G Currier

Military

Completed 6 missions.



Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5826 'Jeravad Une Petite Peu', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW, AM 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH,

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-5826

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: JERAVAD Une Petite Peu
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 29 July 1943 Interned in POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 122, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 147 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 122 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database