John L Curtis

Pfc John Curtis was killed in action on 09 June 1944, serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. On 9 June 1944, the 16th Infantry Regiment continued its advance inland from the Normandy beachhead, with elements moving through the vicinity of Etreham and on to Fosse-Soucy as the day progressed. Later that evening, the regiment was alerted to shift position between the 18th and 26th Infantry Regiments and was ordered toward the area near 724776, in preparation to help the 18th Infantry secure the objectives of Le Tronquay and La Commune. While the surviving records describe these movements at the regimental level rather than for 1st Battalion specifically, they reflect the broader operations that the battalion would have shared in as part of the regiment's push that day. Pfc Curtis was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.