Moseley, Mervin D. 'Buzz'

1931 - 2004  (72 years)

• Name	Moseley, Mervin D. 'Buzz'
  Birth	7 Oct 1931	Britt, Hancock County, Iowa   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	MOSE.M006
  _FGRAVE	8572877
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, 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
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	26 Mar 2004	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Mervin D. "Buzz" Moseley, 72, of Olney, died at 1:15 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2004, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	Burial with full military rites was in Clay City Cemetery.
  		Headstone, Moseley, Mervin D. and Helen F.
  		Headstone, Moseley, Mervin D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I24653	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Moseley -Travis Bennett Walton Moseley and Mary Maude Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Moseley, John Russell,   b. 19 May 1896, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Dec 1977, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Hough, Nannie,   b. 1896, Illinois d. 7 Aug 1968 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1921
  Age at Marriage	He was 25 years and 4 months - She was ~ 25 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F9301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lambert, Helen F.,   b. 11 Feb 1932, Van, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 2 Feb 2013, Manor Care Nursing Home, Naperville, (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1951
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years and 3 months - She was 18 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Moseley, D.   2. Moseley, P.
  Family ID	F10732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1931 - Britt, Hancock County, Iowa Death - 26 Mar 2004 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He retired from computer operations with United Airlines from 1954 to 1996. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Olney. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Clay City and American Legion in Olney.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6810] (Reliability: 2). [S6811] (Reliability: 2). [S16069] 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a (Reliability: 3). [S6812] (Reliability: 2).