World War II Honoree

Calvin J. Moon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Covington, Kentucky

Honored By

Mavis Moon Cleveland

Relationship

Wife

JOINED THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS IN SEPTEMBER 1942. TRAINED AT CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI AND QUALIFIED AS A WIRE CHIEF, FIELD (SKILLED) IN MARCH 1943. BY APRIL 1943 HE WAS STATIONED IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA. HIS SIGNAL CORPS UNIT WAS TRANSFERRED TO DREW FIELD, TAMPA, FLORIDA IN SEPTEMBER 1943. IN OCTOBER 1944, THE UNIT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE SIGNAL CORPS TO THE INFANTRY AND WAS SHIPPED TO CAMP GORDON IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. ON DECEMBER 21, 1944 HE LEFT CAMP GORDON ON A 'DELAY IN ROUTE' TO VISIT HIS PARENTS IN INDEPENDENCE, KENTUCKY TO SAY GOODBYE BEFORE LEAVING ON JANUARY 3, 1945 TO GO TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND IN PREPARATION FOR LEAVING FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER. MEMBER OF COMPANY C, 121ST INFANTRY WHEN HE WAS KILLED BY A GERMAN SNIPER NEAR SIEGEN, GERMANY ON APRIL 2, 1945. ONE OF 5 BROTHERS WHO SERVED DURING WWII; 3 WERE WOUNDED AND THE YOUNGEST BROTHER ALSO KILLED.