World War II Honoree

Richard Wycoff Mosher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

The Rincon, California

Honored By

Anne Mosher Shears

Relationship

Daughter

OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS) MASTER SERGEANT. HE WAS 1 OF ONLY 3 QUALIFIED OPERATORS OF THE FAMOUS DISNEY 3-D MULTI-PLANE CAMERA (USED IN THE FILM FANTASIA). THIS CAMERA WAS PROVIDED TO THE OSS FOR STRATEGIC PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK RENDERING AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOS INTO 3-D IMAGES. THIS WORK WAS DONE UNDER CONDITIONS OF THE UTMOST SECRECY IN THE OLD PARAMOUNT BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY. THE CAMERA AND ITS CREW WERE MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AT SOME POINT DURING THE WAR. DUE TO TO THE TOP SECRET STATUS OF THIS PROJECT, HE RARELY WORE A UNIFORM WHILE ON DUTY. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE HOUSED WITH OTHER OSS FAMILIES AT A SITE KNOWN AS 'DEPRESSION FLATS'.