World War II Honoree

Melvin Wayne Mosley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dallas City, Illinois

Honored By

Dan Mosley

Relationship

Son

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. ENTERED ARMY MAY 25. 1944 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED MAY 7, 1946 AT CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN. AFTER INFANTRY AND PARACHUTE SCHOOL TRAINING IN FT. BENNING, GEORGIA, HE LEFT THE U.S ON JANUARY 31, 1945 FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATION. HIS OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY WAS RIFLEMAN 7745. HIS BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS WERE IN THE RHINELAND IN CENTRAL EUROPE. AT ONE POINT HE GUARDED DWIGHT EISENHOWER. HE RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, THE PARACHUTISTS BADGE, AND RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER. HIS DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS WERE: BELGIUM FOURRAGERE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE ARMY OCCUPATION RIBBON, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL. HE RECEIVED A LAPEL BUTTON ASR SCORE AND TWO OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS. HE WAS A RIFLEMAN WITH THE 507TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT. HE WAS PROFICIENT IN THE USE OF ALL INFANTRY HAND WEAPONS AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNIQUES AND SAFETY MEASURES EMPLOYED IN THE ASSAULTING OF ENEMY TROOPS AND INSTALLATIONS FROM THE AIR. HE RECEIVED NO WOUNDS. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AWARDED HIM A CITATION CERTIFICATE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE.