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Kent Curry in uniform at time of service

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Service Unit/Ship: USS Grayson (DD 435)
  • Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Marshall Islands; New Guinea; Leyte Island (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Iwo Jima; Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Fire Controlman Second Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/96751

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"Guess Keith and Wayne have their hands full in France…" (Letter to Mother, 7/30/1944)

[ Plan of the Day for the U.S.S. Grayson (DD435) ]

More Resources

[ Plan for the day for the USS Grayson at Cape Tanah Merah (04/22/1944); plan for the day port routine (12/16/1944). ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [12/1940] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [1/4/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [3/16/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [4/11/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [3/16/1941] ]

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[ Postcard to Ruth from Kent Curry [4/25/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [5/20/1941] ]
[ Telegram to Ruth Curry from Kent Curry [6/9/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [6/10/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [8/11/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [8/13/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [9/14/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [12/11/1941] ]
[ Christmas card from Kent Curry ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [12/13/1941] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [12/24/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [12/29/1941] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [1/10/1942] ]
[ Telegram to Ruth Curry from Kent Curry [2/27/1942] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [2/22/1942] ]
[ Mother's Day Card from Kent Curry [4/29/1942] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [4/29/1942] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [5/18/1942] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [6/25/1942] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [8/2/1942] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [12/15/1942] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [1/12/1943] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [3/10/1943] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [6/11/1943] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [7/1/1943] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [7/19/1943] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [10/12/1943] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [3/20/1944] ]
[ Letter to brother Arl from Kent Curry [3/21/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [5/1/1944] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [6/3/1944] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [7/6/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [7/17/1944] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [8/5/1944] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [7/30/1944] ]
[ Letter to brother Arl from Kent Curry [8/23/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [8/24/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [8/31/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [9/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [11/6/1944] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [11/24/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [11/29/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [12/21/1944] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [1/28/1945] ]
[ Letter to Mother and Ruth from Kent Curry [2/20 to 2/26/1945] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [3/12/1945] ]
[ Letter to Ruth from Kent Curry [7/11/1945] ]
[ Letter to Mother from Kent Curry [11/24/1944] ]
[ Biographical details ]

About this Item

Title

  • Kent Curry Collection

Names

  • Curry, Kent
  • Howard, Linda Curry

Home State

  • Washington (State)

Headings

  • -  Curry, Kent
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: USS Grayson (DD 435)
    • Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Marshall Islands; New Guinea; Leyte Island (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Iwo Jima; Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Fire Controlman Second Class
    • Dates of Service: 1940-1946
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [53 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1940-1946)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/96751

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Curry, Kent, and Linda Curry Howard. Kent Curry Collection. 1940. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.96751/.

APA citation style:

Curry, K. & Howard, L. C. (1940) Kent Curry Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.96751/.

MLA citation style:

Curry, Kent, and Linda Curry Howard. Kent Curry Collection. 1940. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.96751/>.