World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Temple Moser
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
Daughter
STATIONED IN NORWICH, ENGLAND WITH THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE. HIS PLANE, A B-24, WAS NAMED 'JENNIE'. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS INJURED IN A SMALL TOWN IN RUHR VALLEY AFTER THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. HE WAS BACK IN ACTION, SURPRISINGLY WITH HIS ORIGINAL CREW, AFTER A BRIEF HOSPITALIZATION OF SEVERAL WEEKS. OTHER MEDALS AWARDED INCLUDE SHARPSHOOTER AND AIR MEDAL. OF THE TEN MEN IN HIS SQUADRON, NONE DIED IN BATTLE, AND HE WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED.