World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence H. Moeller
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nashville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED IN THE AIR CORPS AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON OCTOBER 8, 1940 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, ATTENDED THE 14-WEEK WELDING SERVICE SCHOOL, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF WELDER (256). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON NOVEMBER 1, 1942 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE REPAIR SQUADRON, 17TH AIR DEPOT GROUP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL ON NOVEMBER 6, 1945 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.