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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Mose Gross

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Petersburg, Indiana

Honored By

Mose Gross

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Duty as an Assistant Navigator on board the cruiser USS Helena CL-50 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Ship severely damaged and put out of action for nine months. Transferred to the U.S. Navy Commissioning Detail Gulf Coast, operating out of Ingalls Ship Building, Pascagoula, Mississippi. 10,000 ton attack transports and baby flat top carriers were built.