William D. Curry

Brigadier General William D. Curry Jr (May 15, 1926 – April 16, 2013)[1][2] was a retired United States Air Force officer.

The years following Korea were spent as a fighter pilot and in various operational assignments while serving with Tactical Air Command units until 1958.

During this tour he served as commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, which was deployed to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, flying the A-7D Corsair II.

Other assignments include a tour as deputy chief, Joint Chiefs of Staff Matters, Global Plains and Policy Division, Directorate of Plains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force; vice commander and commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina.

He was able to use his skills and knowledge as well as his gifts and talents to support families devastated by natural disasters.

Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair II 71-0354 On August 15, 1973, Col. William D. Curry Jr, Commander 354th TFW (Deployed), took off from Korat RTAFB, Thailand, and dropped the last bomb by the United States Air Force of the Vietnam War, attacking Khmer Rouge forces just to the north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.