World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jay Harry Moody
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR, LEFT HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATION TO ENLIST IN THE MARINE CORPS. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AS A COMBAT ENGINEER WITH THE 2ND MARINE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS AT GUADALCANAL IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TARAWA IN THE GILBERT ISLANDS, AND SAIPAN AND TINIAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.