John Leonard Curran, O.P., Fr., 1901-1972
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Fr. John Leonard Curran, O.P. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-Curran
Abstract
Perhaps the finest example of this Province's historical work in military chaplaincy, Fr. John Curran served as a military chaplain during World War II with the 88th Field Artillery Regiment in the Philippines where his unit was captured in 1941 and subjected to the Bataan Death March and captivity in a Japanese POW Camp until 1945. Fr. Curran maintained his spiritual and personal support for the soldiers around him. Upon the war's conclusion, he wrote a memoir and received the Distinguished...
Dates:
1901-1972
Letter to Fr. Curran from Ikeda Misa
Digital Record
Identifier: SC-Curran.Letter
Letter to Fr. Curran in POW Camp from Ikeda Misa, 1945
Item
Abstract
Letter sent from Ikeda Misa, a Roman Catholic Japanese friend living in the occupied Philippines, to Fr. Curran while in POW camp in 1945. Full translation available in attached document.
Dates:
1945
St. Dominic Hospital Ministry, 1949-1979
Series
Identifier: Series B
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection covers 66 subgroups, each representing a location served by friars within the Province. Each house or priory is listed under their location, while areas that they worked with through missions or stations are also listed but connected to their house of residence.“Houses” are arranged alphabetically by the city in which they are located, each city constituting a distinct Subgroup. Within a Subgroup each foundation constitutes a distinct Series. Each Series is...
Dates:
1949-1979
"They Gave Their Blood: Memoirs of a Bataan Death March Chaplain" Memoir by Fr. John Leonard Curran, 1970
Item
Identifier: Curran - Memoir
Abstract
This is Fr. Curran's account of his time as a chaplain and POW in World War II, especially his time in the Bataan Death March. The manuscript was published by New Priory Press in 2025. There is a digital version and physical manuscript available upon request.
Dates:
1970
"They Gave Their Blood: Memoirs of a Bataan Death March Chaplain" Memoir by Fr. John Leonard Curran, O.P.
Digital Work
Identifier: Curran - A1