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Moseley, George Van Horn, Jr. "Old Moe"

Date of birth:
January 4th, 1905 (San Antonio/Texas, United States)
Date of death:
1976 (Montague/Massachusetts, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Commanding Officer, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Commanding Officer, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", US Army
Purple Heart

Sources

  • - Rapport, L., Northwood Jr., A, Rendezvous with Destiny – A History of the 101st Airborne Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2000 (reprint of the original 1948 edition not the later 1965 second edition)
    - 101airborneww2.com

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