Eugene E Moss
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 52171
1st Lt Eugene E Moss, 489BG
Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7915
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06975673 / O-790501
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Censored
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Fostus, MO | 23 December 1940 | Fostus, Missouri |
Died |
Saint Lo | 24 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. KIA MACR 7915 |
Born |
Jefferson County, MO | Son of Eugene F and Lillian M [Schmidt] Moss. | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Halesworth | 24 July 1944 | Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France Plot C Row 5 Grave 12 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database