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Full name
MOSES, John Reginald "Dump"
Date of birth
16 January 1912
Age
33
Place of birth
Ashford, Boone County, West Virginia
Hometown
Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35076385
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Forward Observer
Unit
Cannon Company,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Holsthum, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 20

Immediate family

Members
Obadiah P. Moses (father)
Ota E. (Banks) Moses (mother)
Cannissa I. Moses (sister)
Eunice M. (Price) Moses (wife)
Charlene A. Moses (daughter)
Richard K. Moses (son)
John R. Moses (son)

More information

Pfc John R. Moses was married to Eunice Mae Price on 24 January 1933 in his hometown.

He enlisted on 27 March 1944 and received his training at Camp Wolters, Texas and Camp Myles Standish, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / West Virginia Marriage Index 1785-1971 / West Virginia World War II Young American Patriots 1941-1945, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Johnmoses79