World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Vernon M. 'Boots' Moreland, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Honored By
A Grateful American
SECOND LIEUTENANT, NAVIGATOR, B-24 LIBERATOR, 320TH SQUADRON (MOBY DICK), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF ROBERT TILDEN CREW. KILLED FEBRUARY 28, 1944. HIS PLANE WAS LOST ON A NIGHT BOMBING MISSION STRIKE AGAINST HOLLANDIA DURING HEAVY RAINS. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 4339. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART.