| Name |
Moseley, Loren Edward |
| Birth |
20 Apr 1918 |
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
MOSE.L002 |
| _FGRAVE |
129583568 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Staff Sergeant, Company H, 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th 'Deadeye' Infantry Division, United States Army [4] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on October 28, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Heavy Mortar Crewman (1607) and assigned to Company H, 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th ''Deadeye' Infantry Division. Departed the U.S. with his unit on July 26, 1944 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. After further training in Hawaii, entered combat in the Southern Philippine Islands Campaign via an assault landinding in Leyte Gulf and again via an assault landing at Okinawa in the Ryukyus Campaign. Earned the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon with bronze arrowhead and 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on January 10, 1946 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2051541
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Moseley, Loren E. (1919-2001)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Moseley, Loren (1918-1985)
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96th Infantry Division ("Deadeye"), United States Army
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96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division, United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Bronze Star Medal, United States
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Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
23 Jul 1985 |
Manhattan, Will County, Illinois [5] |
| Burial |
Manhattan Center Cemetery, Manhattan, Will County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I18186 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
1 Jul 2023 |
English
1918 - 1985 (67 years)
