| 1. | Moseley, Loren Edward was born on 20 Apr 1918 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1985 in Manhattan, Will County, Illinois; was buried in Manhattan Center Cemetery, Manhattan, Will County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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
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Military Service:
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
Family/Spouse: Rice, Naoma Ruth. Naoma was born on 30 Mar 1928 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 5 Apr 1995 in Manhattan, Will County, Illinois; was buried in Manhattan Center Cemetery, Manhattan, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1918 - 1985 (67 years)
