SGT Jesse C. Curb joined the US Army in 1960, and served to 1967. SGT Curb served two tours in Vietnam as a “Tunnel Rat”. The United States Army fought subterranean battles in the tunnels of Vietnam and the "tunnel rats" would go underground to find Viet Cong. Armed with a flashlight and a .45 caliber pistol SGT Curb would crawl into these Vietnamese tunnels for reconnaissance and possibly close combat. He was awarded the National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal with 5th Oak Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal, Marksman and Sharp Shooter Badges.