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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Brown Moomaw

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Roanoke, Virginia

Honored By

Wayne A. Coblentz

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTMENT: JANUARY 1, 1942. ASSIGNED TO VP-11, RESCUE SQUADRON 5, PBY-5, SERVED AS PLANE CAPTAIN AND WAIST MACHINE GUNNER FROM FEBRUARY 1943 THROUGH APRIL,1944 (SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER). AWARDED: ARMY DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS BY COMMANDING GENERAL, FAR EAST AIR FORCE; GENERAL ORDER #11, JANUARY 2,1945. CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN SUSTAINED OPERATIONAL FLIGHT MISSIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA FROM 13 SEPTEMBER 1943 TO 23 NOVEMBER 1943, DURING WHICH HOSTILE CONTACT WAS PROBABLE AND EXPECTED.