Curran, John Francis · Digital Collections

Name: Curran, John Francis
Birth Date: December 25, 1923
Death Date: October 6, 1943
Description: John Francis Curran. Storekeeper Third Class, U.S. Navy - U.S.S. Chevalier. 25 December 1923 - 6 October 1943. Left John Bapst High School in his junior year to enlist, July 1942. Trained at Newport, Rhode Island. Served in the Pacific. Killed in action when his destroyer was torpedoed off Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands. Life-long resident of Bangor. St. Mary's School. A lover of all sports. Purple Heart. 2086509
Creator: Bangor Public Library; Ranlett, L. Felix (Louis Felix), 1896-
Date: 1947
Subject: Commemorative works; Military casualties; Soldiers--Maine--Bangor; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties; World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Bangor
Is Part Of: Book of Honor: Bangor Remembers Her Sons Who Died for Victory, 1941-1945; Bangor Public Library Special Collections
Language: English
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