Aaron Franklin Moses
Military
Crew members L-R: Capt Joseph S Tate (P), St Augustine, FL; 2Lt Thomas B Roll (CP), Milwaukee, WI; 2Lt Thaddeus R Hawkins Jr (N), Griffin, GA; 2Lt Orval D Huff (B), Waterman, IL; T/Sgt Aaron F Moses (E), Monroe, LA; T/Sgt Harold Secor (R), Savannah,GA; S/Sgt Cleiborn U Booker (LW), Augusta, GA; S/Sgt James T South (RW), Lavoina, GA; S/Sgt Edward W Eichmann (BT), Milwaukee, WI; S/Sgt Arthur L Crandall (TG), Campellsburg, IN. All from 93BG Hardwick, Norfolk, England, April 1943.
Object Number - UPL 48090 - Lord Trenchard inspects crew of Consolidated B-24 Liberator, ‘Ball of Fire Junior’, at a US bomber station in England. Crew members L-R: Capt...
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Lille, France mission in B-24 41-23667 'Ball of Fire', plugged a gaping hole in the fuel lines by wrapping his hands around the 3" gash, thus ensuring his crew and aircraft made it home safely. Due to the freezing temperatures, he was relieved in turns by crewmates Orval Huff, Thaddeus Hawkins and Edward Eichmann.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
![Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph S Tate Jr, Sergeant Edward J Rubin and Technical Sergeant Gottrell H Wright of the 93rd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40128) nicknamed "Ball of Fire the III".
Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 4 Nov 1943' [stamp]. '283892' [Censor no].
Printed caption on reverse: 'COMBAT PERSONNEL OF THE "TRAVELLING CIRCUS"
L to R: Lt. Col. Joseph S. Tate, Jr of St. Augustine Fla. Squadron Commander, has completed 32 missions, incl. Rome and Ploest](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379221.jpg.webp?itok=4G-yHWIa)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-024034
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Monroe, Louisiana | 18 October 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Jackson, MS | 31 December 1940 | Jackson, Mississippi |
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Died |
West Monroe, LA | 13 April 1973 | |
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Buried |
Hasley Cemetery West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA | 17 April 1973 | Hasley Cemetery West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
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Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
