After the military, Mr. Curre worked as a pressman for the Waco (Tx) Times-Herald, now Tribune-Herald, for 42 years and continued to work part-time for another 18. He had been bed-ridden the last days of his life.
He was president of the local Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and returned to Pearl Harbor four times, the last for the 69th anniversary in 1940.
In November 2010, he told the Times-Herald, "There's a lot of stuff I don't remember much in my old age. But that day? Everything that happened that day is tattooed on your soul. It never leaves you. You carry it with you the rest of your life." This of course, is where I got that quote from as part of the blog title.
Curre was also a member of the William B. Moody VFW Post 2034.
Curre used to visit local schools and talk to the students about World War II. Many mornings you could find him at the local McDonald's for coffee and talk with fellow veterans.
More to Come. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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