JCPost.com has confirmed with the Penwell-Gable Cremations, Funerals & Receptions that they are handling the arrangements for Albert Curley, Junction City. The former U.S. Army Buffalo Soldier died over the weekend.

According to the National Buffalo Soldiers 9th & 10th ( Horse ) Cavalry Association, as a member of Troop A “9th Cavalry Regiment he became one of the storied Buffalo Soldiers. He was a member of one of the all African-American cavalry and infantry units activated between the late 1800s and the mid-1900s.

Curley was a Purple Heart,  Bronze Star, and World War II Victory Medal recipient. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1969 with the rank of 1st Sergeant. During his 28-year career in the Army, Curley served tours of duty in Italy, Japan, Germany, Korea and Vietnam and was assigned to Fort Riley.