Currier, Robert Stone

Date of birth:: July 8th, 1919 (Pennsylvania, United States)
Date of death:: September 21st, 1944 (Oosterhout/Gelderland, the Netherlands)
Nationality:: American

Biography

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant
Unit:: A Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

Posthumously awarded

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant
Unit:: Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: October 29th, 1944
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Robert S. Currier (ASN: 0-446947), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action against the enemy in Holland, on 20 September 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, General Orders No. 57 (October 29, 1944).
Awarded posthumously