The Most Badass WWII Soldier You've Never Heard Of: Francis Sherman Currey

[@erinfrench4900]

Francis was married to my great aunt Wilma. Growing up I always heard bits and pieces of my Uncle Francis' story. This is the first complete history I've heard where I learned something new about his service. He was an imposing man to me when I was a little kid, because of his stern disposition. However, he always entertained a conversation with a curious kid and I remember him peaking around the table where I was hiding to crack a smile. His funeral was impressive and he received a heroes send off for sure.

[@davidp.eutsler2583]

That's awesome

[@dotconnector1418]

I understand that sternness. The physical and emotional pain that is attached especially for a little boy. My dad fought across Europe. He was on the line at the Bulge at the end and the on to Korea 2x. He never talked much about it. Looking back with what we know now, it might of helped. Always Stand🇺🇸💪🏻💪🏿💪🏽💪

[@worldtipper]

Currey needs a movie made about his bravery and courage. He was one of American best. 👨‍✈️ Brother, do we need it now. 😢

[@craigphillips792]

💯

[@josephzerblad2979]

Absolutely! He and Sgt. Benavides From the Vietnam war. Both would be incredible stories

[@safiremorningstar]

Totally agree..

[@danielcurtis1434]

Haven’t watched the video yet but I don’t doubt you!!! There’s a thousand amazing movies in the awards and actions of people literally saving society!!!

[@troywilkinson160]

Yes! I need maybe Mel Gibson to star and direct.

[@southoftheriver2973]

This is why they were called “The Greatest Generation.” Our parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and grandparents stepped up and did what had to be done.

[@robertducat-qp7qy]

And we need to now

[@dotconnector1418]

None of those Greatest Generation folks never asked for recognition. None of them my dad included said hey we’re the best. We stopped Hitler, Tojo, and then Mao. They quietly went about their business while hoping and praying their nightmares would go away forever. Always remember and Stand 🇺🇸💪🏻💪🏿💪💪🏽

[@robertducat-qp7qy]

@@dotconnector1418 HOOYAH SIR. I just wish our current generation was one tenth of what they were!

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

Exactly... The Greatest Generation. We stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@jamesdunn9609]

My Dad was 16 years old when he heard that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. He never spoke much about his service, but he once told me that in that exact moment he swore he would stand on the streets of Tokyo in victory, or die in the attempt. He joined the Navy as soon as he could and he was at Iwo Jima, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. His ship was a part of the fleet that escorted the USS Missouri in to Tokyo harbor and he fulfilled his oath. He stood on the streets of Tokyo in triumph. And then he went home. They were the greatest generation; of that there is no doubt. He died in 2019 at the age of 93.

[@thomasgumersell9607]

Truly a young soldier who took a stand against the Germans. Single handely holding off attempts by the Panzer Tanks to cross the river. That takes courage and a sense of duty to protect one's fellow Soldiers. Truly Curry deserved all the medals he was presented with. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

[@fishlessfisherman1539]

Definitely a true American Hero!! This is actually the first time I’ve heard of this story. Thanks for sharing!🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@whiplash8277]

What a man! We owe our gratitude to great men like these.

[@EmilyJelassi]

More videos like this one please!! The determination and bravery of this man is just fantastic.. it’s why they were called the Greatest Generation!

[@kathybrandt6060]

I love stories like this. So if you can find other heroes of any wars, that really didn’t get recognized, that would be great.

[@johno3888]

Yes, love it if you would portray Emil Oestreich who was a fierce battle hardened intense soldier from WW2. Short in stature and long on fighting spirit and bravery. Also, his own father was recognized in St. Louis newspaper for having all four sons in active military duty during the war as well.

[@goodehome]

More videos like these please! It's easy to forget how tough and spry these men were in their youthful days fighting for our country. I enjoyed hearing about his life post war as well as his bravery and quick thinking during his service! Would love more 'Medal of Honor' stories that we didn't learn in school!

[@robinsmith5442]

I would like to see the story of the Royalton raid in Vermont in 1780. My 4th great grandfather was captured by the Mohawk and would like to hear more about it.

[@jasonmcintosh3134]

Definitely need more stories like this!

[@cl595mp2]

My father was with the 30th infantry from the beaches of Normandy to the Elbe river at the end of the war. The 30th division was rated the #1 division in ETO by General Marshall. I was raised by my Hero!

[@ReuvenF957]

Yes, please. More. I am sure there are many stories like this one of "simple, individual" soldiers who were "just doing their duty" but are, in reality, unsung heroes. Thank you and please keep it up.

[@jeffrhorer1811]

My Dad was one of the best soldiers in WW2! Harry Mason Rhorer. Company first Sargeant. Had his own platoon (Army). Fought in many campaigns in North Africa ! Wounded and sent to England to recover. Was on a ship on D-DAY waiting their turn to storm the beaches! He hit the beach several days after D-day and fought through France, the Battle of the Bulge and through the Black forest, hedgerow by hedgerow. He did what Forest Gump did in the movie, went back onto a battlefield and carried one of his guys out against orders to stay put. Bronze Star for Valor! Purple Heart! Buried in the Eagle Point Veterans Cemetery in Oregon. He's my hero.

[@carywest9256]

Had a history teacher in high school named Rhorer down here in Texas.

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

love stories like this .thanks guys so many stories of brave men like this have been forgotten to the passages of time please more of them!

[@bobbybands1957]

Yes please cover more stories like this.👍

[@fernandochavez4312]

Hank you for your service and family’s sacrifice, sir. A badass for sure, but this country was filled with them. Sadly, our cemeteries are now filled with them. Thanks from a grateful American.

[@sandycee89]

Brave humble soul. Your valor cant be celebrated enough for all those fallen and standing.

[@capt.stubing5604]

I’ve studied WWII for 40 years and never heard this amazing story. We need to get Currey’s DNA and clone him. RIP to an amazing hero.

[@ScottsafriendofGod]

Thank you for sharing the story of a WW2 hero. I am an embarrassed 66 years old veteran who never heard of this great American until now. Thank you.

[@antoineferbos3586]

Great story !! I would love to see a movie about this guy !! Not enough about warriors like him.

[@scomo532]

What a guy and like a true hero, he was a humble man.

[@ScoutSniper3124]

Back in the 1980's I found myself tasked with being the Battalion Commander's driver. We had an M-151 Jeep, and back in those days we weren't issued any night vision. So, the BC taught me how to drive through the wooded roads at night by looking up and driving as he put it "Where the trees ain't". Good times, and memories of an Old School Infantry Leader. SSG. U.S. Army (Medically Retired) Infantry / Sniper / SOF Intel (SOT-A), multiple tours

[@stancunningham7612]

Thank you for your service

[@Knowledgeispower2000]

He is what I call a Hero. Putting other lives before his. We need more people like him in the world.

[@stulynn2005]

Thanks for putting his story into history

[@jimd8008]

When Hasbro released its Medal of Honor 12” figure line, Francis Currey was the first figure released. I was selling action figures at that time and was contacted by his family about buying as many as I had. His daughter I believe it was said that Hasbro had supplied cases of what Hasbro believed were Currey figures only to find that they were Tuskegee Airmen figures! We had a chuckle about that and I shipped what I had free of charge to him.

[@ivanchato371]

Thank you Mr Currey for your Bravery may you Rest In Peace and thank you to all those brave men who served and are serving today may god bless all of you

[@jaredevildog6343]

Please make more videos about our heroes. There are so many stories to tell. Including the Korean war, Vietnam and the War on terror .

[@rjw7058]

Wow, this is how historical events need to be related. I'm amazed at how you intersperse any and all media to make this mesmerizing to me. This is the current way to teach in schools.

[@RubyBandUSA]

Totally enjoyed this and utmost respect and awe for Francis Currey. Am hopeful his birth parents were very proud of him too. By the way, the narrator for this video is fantastic, one of the best.

[@JBowman-ps2ri]

Nice to hear one I havent heard before!!! Keep'em coming N.H!!!

[@les3449]

You are a very good narrator. But, I don't know who provided the info or artwork for this video but there are some problems for a student of history and art like me. At 6:27 you say he was awarded the silver award for gallantry in action. It is the Silver Star medal. Most of the sketches are of either the British (like the one of him receiving the Silver Star) later U.S. troops or fantasy soldiers. The post war info and photos were a very good addition. Oh, I also spent a career in the military and have known several WW2 vets and just want them honored properly. Thanks.

[@sg-yq8pm]

Yes, the Chinese/Russian style super soldier glorification artwork nonsense is a bit too much.

[@davep153]

Thank you for sharing this mans great life. A True American Hero!!

[@superfreakmorris4251]

Thank you for your brave service. You make me proud ❤️

[@thomasblackwell9507]

Most definitely more videos of this type. We all need to know about the true heroes.

[@MrADjam5]

I was fortunate enough to meet him and shake his hand. I also have one of his GI Joe dolls. A street was named after him in the town he grew up in. What a incredible man.

[@sennull6884]

I would like to hear/watch more stories like this one. Preferably of various militaries.

[@killerbee7218]

Please post more of these stories, so people understand courage!

[@boomer6611]

The artwork on your presentation is excellent!

[@enjolras76]

Bravo sir. Thank you for your courage and service. No bone spurs on you...

[@davidpolk421]

Good stuff !!! Don’t forget the best !!!!!!!!

[@johnnydawson7675]

The semi-auto rifle Currey used is not called a "bar." The world war two men called it the B-A-R , spelling out the letters.

[@BobbleheadBob672]

Had the great opportunity to sit next to Mr. Currey at a WWII reenactment at the Collings Foundation in Hudson, MA (now the American Heritage Museum) which is commonly referred to as the "Tank Museum" before he died. In humble fashion it was one of the most interesting discussions I ever had. He was the fourth CMH recipient I have had the distinct honor of meeting. Also had an uncle who was a D-Day and BOB veteran with both the Silver and Bronze stars and Purple Heart with 2 OLC's and a CIB.

[@garyjackson4091]

no such thing as "CMH." Name is just "Medal of Honor" Awarded by Congress. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

[@robertladue7647]

What a privilege to hear of Mr. Francis Curry. Truly a great man and warrior.

[@GrandPitoVic]

Great man. Great story. I would enjoy more stories like this. Thank you for the video.

[@peterlee4682]

@7:14 Berlin fell in May 1945 so there would have been ample time and opportunity for the MOH ceremony to take place in Europe. I think you meant to imply that the ceremony was conducted at the earliest opportunity after the end of WWII. After all, in July 1945, there was the very real possibility that his unit would be transferred to the Pacific. So many amazing stories of courage in the face of death. Thank you for this one. Always keep in mind the the bravery of many more soldiers and civilians whose acts of bravery were never recognized, many times because there were no witnesses or survivors to document their sacrifice. ❤

[@Frankie5Angels150]

The pictures of foreign soldiers receiving medals as you narrate his US decorations is unforgivable. There is also no “Silver Medal” award.

[@SuperColonel91]

There's Plenty Of Other Badasses That You Never Heard Of: -Alton Knappenberger -Commando Kelly -Tony Stein -Leo Major -Arthur Jackson The List Goes On...

[@eltonyancey6426]

Thanks for telling this account of a brave American. I'm sure there are many more stories of bravery to tell. Keep them coming please.

[@mitchellculberson9336]

88 were murdered in Malmedy massacre.

[@hlynnkeith9334]

Never heard of Francis Currey before. Great story. One correction: 1:11 His name was not Jochen Peiper, but Joachim Peiper. He was SS; that is, Nazi Party military, not Wehrmacht. His rank was Obersturmbannführer, which was roughly equivalent to the American rank of lieutenant colonel. After the war, Peiper was tried for the Malmedy Massacre and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, then to 35 years. He was paroled in 1956. He worked for Porsche and then Volkswagen, but he was forced out of both jobs because Italians refused to work with him. (Peiper massacred Italians, too.) He and his wife moved to France where he lived under an assumed name. A veteran of the French resistance recognized him and exposed his true identity. On Bastille Day in 1976, French fighters attacked and torched Peiper's home and killed him. Peiper was never shy about his Nazi Party affiliation. He denied it at his trials but associated with ex-Nazis after the war. Peiper worked to rewrite German history and whitewash the atrocities he and other Nazis had committed. The American Army should have hung him in 1948 and saved a lot of trouble.

[@velikovskysghost]

The bravest man in WW ll was Desmond Howard who as a medic never carried a gun but went in under fire 100's of times to rescue his wounded. He fought in some of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater of Operations and pulled off some of the most daring rescues ever under fire!

[@a.fitzpatrick4395]

Audie Murphy.

[@freddawson6432]

This MAN is part of the reason Hitler referred to the 30th Division as FDR's SS.

[@insonh21]

i dont know whats more important his service to his country or his grandchildren looking at his GI Joe action figure ans being able to tell their friends "yup this GI Joe is my grandpa"

[@ursirius4878]

You should do a vid on Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of WWII. The greatest generation had lots of heros in the war and Currey was another great example.

[@EdSZiomek]

Wasn't Audie Murphy 5'5" tall, and almost wasn't allowed in the US Army?

[@labreeskalies3546]

This video is exactly why I love Nutty History. 4 putting out there for the world to see our true heroes! and those that fought, died and became our country's greatest heroes, to keep our freedom From falling into Nazi Hands these men and women deserve their stories told for generations to come. Thanks for letting us all know

[@alexzagoudis8100]

I love his humility

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Great video! I hadn't heard of Francis Currey. Thanks for posting this!

[@BiblicalFlatEarth]

We need a movie about Dan Daly and Smedley Butler. Both won TWO medals of honor. Not distracting from this soldier’s bravery…

[@bluewinterwolf]

Gotta love a Bazooka! KaBOOOM!!!

[@thomasl.wilkens1981]

Never heard of this guy--unfortunately. THANKS for posting!

[@ricksturdevant2901]

Yes, keep producing personal stories like this 👏 👌 👍❗️

[@djpaulcfunkeddub3951]

Brooklyn Orphan. Fellow soldiers became his family which is where he got the love & attention he missed out on so he protected them at all costs

[@Mach5Johnny]

This guy definitely deserves a Mad Lads episode!

[@dc10driver1]

We can never thank Francis Sherman Currey enough for what he did for this nation. A true American hero, an ordinary man doing extraordinary things. How quickly we all forget.

[@mgunny05]

ANOTHER...."Balls the size of boulders and made of STEEL" ....member of the Greatest Generation. A hero that I had not ever heard of him and his INCREDIBLE MOH action as a U.S. Soldier.. RIP Sir with my highest respect. Semper Fi.

[@seekingwisdom8]

This courageous hero died one month to the day after my sweet, beautiful daughter. She passed on September 8, 2019, two days short of her 30th birthday. I realize this has no relevance to the video of this hero, but when the date of his passing was shown, I couldn’t help but remember my daughter. She died in her sleep from inherited heart disease. Only God knows why I survived 5 separate strokes in 2016, two occurring before my 60th birthday. Then surviving MYRSA in June 2017 that hospitalized me for 8 days and kept me at home for 6 more weeks with a PIK line. I wouldn’t have hesitated had I been given the chance to give my life so she could live. I guess that’s the blessing, she didn’t have to spend the past 3yrs, 7 months of insanity in the flesh. I know without hesitation, she is with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Thank you for this video

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

If anything you got some of your grief off your chest as it helps to relate to others . 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jayjones6904]

God bless you sorry for you're loss keep the faith you'll see her again looks like sooner than later ty jesus

[@gonzalomanriquezjr864]

Met him a few times back between 2009-2012 when I was an Army recruiter outside of Philadelphia. He used to come to events at the Medal of Honor Grove in Valley Forge, PA. Actually got to be his driver to and from events. He was cool and funny.

[@davidsincere6037]

Great story! I would love to have more stories!

[@WSNight-]

please do Desert Storm secrets or duty facts

[@jamebrooke894]

I saw the movie " The Man Who Killed Hitler and Big Foot!!" Great movie, so this is him.

[@randyobowling1554]

Show more stories like this one. Wish someone would do a story on the 72nd Airdrome Squadron, 1st Air Commando Group.

[@gnarleyarlie8019]

Awesome, more of these.

[@lawrencefox563]

Same occured with Canadian troops on DDay needless to say German prisoners were unwellcome henceforth.

[@chrismcnally1058]

I'm not sure how often you show your face, but I always thought the nutty history voice was a bot

[@CrazyInternetTales]

This guy was a badass! And great video, aiming to make mine this good so youre such an inspiration!

[@josephhaack5711]

The bazooka in the animation was a Soviet RPG-7 ! Do you have a military historian review your videos?

[@Curmudgeon2]

PS: I seriously doubt he fired a bar, that is where you go to drink. a B.A.R. is a Browning Automatic Rifle, so I am guessing he used a B A R and not a bar.

[@therealbadbob2201]

My uncle Al Mucher was there at the Battle of the Bulge. He helped push the Germans out of my mothers home town in Luxembourg.

[@jeffreymanestar5319]

Guy is s flat out 100 percent hero. The bravery was astonishing.

[@cameronbrown9080]

What a fantastic man

[@Roadrunner78626]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@chrispierdominici3891]

Simply incredible such a young man accomplished so much! Total badass.

[@safiremorningstar]

I have heard of him, but I have never seen the pictures you're showing.

[@derekmcnulty2559]

Silver awar for gallantry in action... do you mean the silver star?

[@williamessig2610]

I feel as though I knew this Man. The Hilton Hotel in Myrtle Beach hosted the Congressional Medal of Honer Society in the Late 70's, not sure of the date. I worked at the Hilton and played Golf with three of the MOH recipient's in a Tournament at Arcadian Shores G C part of the Hilton Complex, held during the Convention. What struck me was asking these heros what did they do to win the award...to a Man they just said nothing.

[@maxortega4690]

This is the TYPE OF AMERICAN that MAKE us proud to be AMERICANS!! Son of a VETERAN, a VETERAN myself, and the father of three VETERANS!!! God BLESS AMERICA!!

[@stevekoch4]

Thanks for this!

[@edwardcomeau6859]

Thank the Lord for men like him,my dad, uncle's son and all the other men women who are in or served our country. Thank you, thank you ,thank you.

[@elisajohnson3206]

Love this kinda stuff!!

[@parttysetzer6247]

Yes he truly a hero like so many military soldiers fighting to protect this country

[@simonchowdhury5913]

this man loves the word filthy.

[@Jayytee177]

He was the main character that day!

[@reyramirez1817]

In WW2 Captain Conrado Rigor Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 121st Infantry of Besang Pass. Courageously fought thousands of Japanese Imperial Army. Unfortunately after his death in mid 60's. The Dictator president Ferdinand Marcos Robbed Capt. Conrado Rigor war time achievement and claimed it as his own.

[@dubayew3235]

A lot of brave fathers, sons, brothers, friends gave their lives so we can become the crazy society we are today.

[@joliesock2654]

Very interesting story and I would like more like this!😊

[@michaelnoller3441]

Who can not be humbled by such a story.

[@carolbarnabei8796]

Makes me wonder if Private Curry knew Private Roy G. Rowton (AAA AW), my uncle, also a member of the 30th Infantry (Old Hickory) during the Battle of the Bulge.

[@milfordstoner7873]

Wow ! Great man! Thank you Sir