Robert E. Curtin Oral History

Collection

Identifier: OH461

Staff Only

Dates

1998

Creator

Curtin, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1922-2001 (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Edward "Fog" Curtin was born on May 1, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio to Forrest and Hettie Curtin. He graduated from Columbus Aquinas High School in 1940. He enlisted in the Army in Columbus, Ohio on June 23, 1942. He later went to officer's candidate school in Fort Sill, Oklahoma where he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on April 8, 1944. In 1945, Curtin joined the 10th Mountain Division in Italy as an officer with Battery C of the 616th Field Artillery Battalion. He later attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant before being dischared on May 4, 1946. Curtin died on August 18, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio.