World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold Harvey Wilson Moll
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND CREW CHIEF ON SUCCESSIVE TOURS WITH THE 2ND, 43RD, AND 303RD BOMBARDMENT GROUPS. PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER ON 15 MAY 1942, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 99TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AT KEARNEY ARMY AIR FIELD, IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA. PROMOTED TO 2ND LIEUTENANT ON 15 AUGUST 1943, HE SERVED AS A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING OFFICER WITH THE 416TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON ON SUCCESSIVE DEPLOYMENTS IN THE NORTH AFRICAN THEATRE TO NAVARIN, ALGERIA; OUDNA, TUNISIA; AND MARCIANISE, ITALY. REMAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER THE WAR.