Vincent J. T. Curchy

NAME: Vincent J. T. Curchy

ASN:  32071200

PLACE OF BIRTH: NJ?

DATE OF BIRTH: 1916?

DATES OF SERVICE: 08 Apr 1941 -

UNIT ASSIGNED: G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR

CAMPAIGNS: Rome-Arno

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:  

08 Apr 1941 - Enlisted at Trenton, NJ - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 32071200 32071200
NAME CURCHY#VINCENT#J#T###### CURCHY#VINCENT#J#T######
RESIDENCE: STATE 22 NEW JERSEY
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 025 MONMOUTH
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2280 TRENTON NEW JERSEY
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 08 08
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 04 04
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 22 NEW JERSEY
YEAR OF BIRTH 16 16
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 999 Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 1 Single, with dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0462 0462
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.184 3.184

 

11 Jan 1944 - Pfc. Vincent J.T. Curchy, 32071200, HQ Airborne Trng Center APO 700, SO 4 Assigned to G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR

29 Feb 1944 - Captured in Italy, sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17, pow # 129123

SERIAL NUMBER 32071200 32071200
NAME CURCHY VINCENT J T CURCHY VINCENT J T
GRADE, ALPHA PFC Private First Class
GRADE CODE 7 Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 29 29
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 02 02
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 4 1944
RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE 22 New Jersey
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 160 Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0509 0509
PARENT UNIT TYPE 07 Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops
AREA 90 North African Theatre
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 30 30
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 07 07
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 5 1945
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS 8 Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP 003 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17
REP    
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS    

30 Jul 1945 - Repatriated

This list shows the POWs that were in the same Kommando Work Company as Vincent Curchy.  Note John Dugan and George Curtis are also 509ers that were captured at the same time as Vincent Curchy and were with him in Stalag 2B.

 

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