World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Albert Moss
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Southampton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. NAVY PILOTING A HIGGINS LANDING CRAFT FULL OF SOLDIERS AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY DURING WWII. AFTER A MASSIVE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT, THE CRAFT HE PILOTED, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD 36 MEN BUT HAD 44 ABOARD THAT DAY MOVED TOWARDS THE BEACH AT NORMANDY WITH MACHINE-GUN FIRE FALLING LIKE RAIN AROUND THEM. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN LANDINGS AT IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA.