Dwight M Curo

Military
media-36751.jpeg UPL 36751 "Lt. Daniel A Shebeck and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Jersey Bounce". England, 27 July 1943."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Daniel A Shebeck, 2Lt Dwight M Curo, 2Lt Paul W. Campbell, 2Lt Charles W. Spencer
Front L-R: S/Sgt Frank F Perez, T/Sgt Mark E Tudor, T/Sgt Frank G Krajacic, S/Sgt Joseph Gross, S/Sgt Fred W Boyd, S/Sgt George W Buck

Object Number - UPL 36751 - "Lt. Daniel A Shebeck and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Jersey Bounce". England, 27 July...

Shot down 19 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3192 'City of Albuquerque', Prisoner of War (POW). 

POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35304195
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: City of Albuquerque
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 19 August 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-"  to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Key Image ID.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 284 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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