The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. Charles W. Curran served as Radio Operator. He was listed as MIA (POW) on the MACR.
German records confirm Curran was captured after the crash near Saalau/Kamenz. He provided German authorities with the names of the five crew members killed in the crash. His serial number appears in German records as 32836006.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Position
Radio Operator
Serial Number
32836006
Missions flown.
7 catalogued · 16 Jan 1945 — 12 Oct 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record