World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Jay B. Moreland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bushong, Kansas
Honored By
Mr. Robert E. Woodbury
Relationship
Friend
Member of 149th Combat Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army. Assigned to clear landing area at Omaha Beach in advance of invasion forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Killed along with his brother when the LCI carrying them ashore received a direct hit.