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William
Crawford
Moseley
MIA (WWII) KIA
March 4, 1917

–

July 4, 1945

Born:

Chatham

, 

Louisiana

Home:

New Orleans

, 

Louisiana

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Richard Moseley became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He got his fourth and fifth aerial victories on July 3, 1934, and was himself lost and listed as Missing in Action on a mission the following day.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    World War II
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant William C. Moseley (NSN: 0-112921), United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron

    Action Date:

    June 1944
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant William Crawford Moseley (NSN: 0-112921), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of a carrier-based fighter plane in action against enemy forces over Guam in June 1944. Lieutenant Moseley encountered a numerically superior force of Japanese fighters. Launching a vigorous attack, he succeeded in blasting an enemy fighter from the sky. On 19 June 1944, despite a seriously damaged plane, her personally shot down two hostile craft and probably a third. During a long-range strike against the Japanese fleet he flew in boldly to press home an accurate, damaging attack on the hostile convoy.