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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Samuel Moses

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Donora, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Grateful Vietnam Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS A GUNNER AND RADIO OPERATOR, AND WAS STATIONED WITH THE 11TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, WHEN JAPANESE PLANES CAME ROARING OVER PEARL HARBOR. HE WAS ON 50 BOMBING MISSIONS IN THE PACIFIC. ON NOVEMBER 18, 1942 HIS B-17 BOMBER CRASHED-LANDED INTO THE PACIFIC NEAR BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. THREE DAYS LATER THEY WERE PICKED UP BY NAVY PONTOON PLANES.