Mark Leslie Moseley
Military
Object Number - UPL 31167 - Capt. Mark L “Mose” [ Moseley, Atlanta, GA.] 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-25522 LM-H “Sylvia” it is not known if the “Old Man Mose”...
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Mid air collision in the landing pattern Boxted 22-Jun-44 RTD. Credited 6.5 kills and 2 x damaged.
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (3OLC), Bronze Star, AF Commendation, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Pokey Lil Val
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Triss
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fulton County, GA, USA | 13 December 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA | 27 January 1942 | Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Broekstraat 17, 7009 ZB Doetinchem, Netherlands | 30 January 1944 | Me210 damaged 30-Jan-44 Hanskamp. P-47 42-8676. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Steinhuder Meer, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany | 8 March 1944 | Fw190 destroyed 8-Mar-44 Steinhuder Lake P-47 41-6253. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Steinhuder Meer, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany | 8 March 1944 | Fw190 damaged 8-Mar-44 Steinhuder Lake P-47 41-6253. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Dümmer, Germany | 15 March 1944 | Fw190 destroyed 15-Mar-44 Dummer Lake P-47 42-7937. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
27220 Saint-André-de-l'Eure, France | 8 June 1944 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed 8-Jun-44 St Andre L'Eure P-47 42-25522. |
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Other Mid air collision |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 22 June 1944 | Mid air collision in P-47D 42-25522 [in the landing pattern] with P-47D 42-75282 Boxted Lt Charles E Tucker KIFA. Boxted. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Goms, Switzerland | 4 July 1944 | Me109 destroyed 4-Jul-44 Goms. P-47 42-25522. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Beaumont-le-Roger-Platz, 74182 Obersulm, Germany | 6 July 1944 | Me109 destroyed 6-Jul-44 Beaumont P-47 42-25522. |
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Died |
30 July 1962 | ||
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Based |
Boxted | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
803 N Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150, USA | Evergreen Memorial Park Sumter Sumter County, SC |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/page/84005191-mark-l-moseley/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/317677678
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Moseley%2C+Mark+…
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-moseley-8march44.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-moseley-15march44.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-moseley-8june44.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-moseley-6july44.jpg
http://www.americanfighteraces.org/wwllusaf_k-m.html
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_moseley_m_l.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116079802/mark-leslie-moseley
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm