Saturday, October 19, 2019

WWII Medal of Honor recipient reports to the Final Muster

Technical Sgt Francis Currey, dead at 94.  Dwight has an excerpt from his Medal Of Honor citation, which is simply astounding.  RTWT at his place; I'll give you two excerpts from his NYT obit to illustrate just how bad ass he was:
By the time the European war ended, he had been awarded a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for exploits after the events at Malmedy and three Purple Hearts, in addition to his Medal of Honor.
Dayum.  Here's Wikipedia's depiction of his ribbons:


You don't see that every day.  And this is cool (again, from the NYT):
In the late 1990s, Mr. Currey became the first Medal of Honor recipient to be portrayed as a G.I. Joe action figure. In his later years, he was honored at an annual parade in Hurleyville.
Ave atque vale.

2 comments:

  1. Old NFOOctober 19, 2019 at 11:55 AM

    He clanked when he walked... May he RIP!

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  2. BeansOctober 19, 2019 at 12:48 PM

    That is the way fruit salad should work. Not the modern attendance awards fruit salad.

    Thanks for bringing this exceptional American to our attention.

    Godspeed, Tech Sgt. Curry.

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