Moseley, Billy J.

1930 - 1964  (33 years)

• Name	Moseley, Billy J.
  		Double Funeral Yesterday For Mother and Daughter, Car-Tractor Accident Victims.
  Birth	1 Aug 1930	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MOSE.B002
  _FGRAVE	24068338
  Military Service	Korean War, Sergeant, United States Army  [4]
  		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,…
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant (abbreviated as Sgt.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) In the Korean War era, this rank was called "Sergeant". There was no 3 stripe Sergeant insignia during this period.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	19 Jul 1964  [2]
  	Cause: Automobile Accident
  		Auto Accident, Moseley, Shafer
  		Three from Clay City Die in Auto Accident
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Moseley, Alice L. and Billy J.
  		Headstone, Moseley, Billy Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I24654	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Moseley -Travis Bennett Walton Moseley and Mary Maude Travis Descendants, Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Moseley, Galen Dwight,   b. 9 Oct 1911, Illinois d. 26 May 2001 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Travis, Hazel Pauline,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Mar 2004, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1929  [1, 3, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 18 years and 2 months - She was 17 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F5862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, A.L.
  Family ID	F10733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1930 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4476] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Moseley, Hazel Pauline, 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8572859), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6813] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Alice L. and Billy J., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1561&GScid=105163&GRid=24068338&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3167] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 8, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S6814] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Billy, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Moseley&GSiman=1&GSsr=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24068338&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4603] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Hazel Pauline and Galen Dwight, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8572859/hazel-pauline-moseley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).