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Moseley, Billy J.

Moseley, Billy J.

Male 1930 - 1964  (33 years)


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  • Name Moseley, Billy J. 
    Birth 1 Aug 1930  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number MOSE.B002 
    _FGRAVE 24068338 
    Military Service Korean War, Sergeant, United States Army  [4
    Sergeant (abbreviated as Sgt.), United States Army (Combat Arms)
    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.

    Korea
    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…
    Korean War


    (1950-1953)

    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
    United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    Death 19 Jul 1964  [2
    Cause: Automobile Accident 
    Auto Accident, Moseley, Shafer
    Auto Accident, Moseley, Shafer
    Three from Clay City Die in Auto Accident
    Three from Clay City Die in Auto Accident
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Headstone, Moseley, Alice L. and Billy J.
    Headstone, Moseley, Billy
    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 30 Jul 2022 

    Father Moseley, Galen Dwight,   b. 9 Oct 1911, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 2001 (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Travis, Hazel Pauline,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 2004, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 18 Dec 1929  [1, 3, 5, 6
    Family ID F5862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ?, A.L. 
    Children 
    >1. Moseley, Billy Gale 'Bill',   b. 2 Dec 1952, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 2016, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Moseley, Allen D.,   b. 3 Jul 1957, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1991, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Family ID F10733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1930 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    Double Funeral Yesterday For Mother and Daughter, Car-Tractor Accident Victims.

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    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).

    3. [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).

    4. [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).

    5. [S4603] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Hazel Pauline and Galen Dwight, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8572859/hazel-pauline-moseley), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [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).