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MOSHER, Harvey Renfro - Date of
birth
28 December 1916 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Berkeley, Alameda County, California -
Hometown
Lakeport, Lake County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-777766 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 3 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herbert C. Mosher (father)
Sylva L. (Renfro) Mosher (mother)
Herbert C. Mosher (brother)
Lyra M. Mosher (wife)
Melinda K. Mosher (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95240 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: The Old Veteran
Destination: Wesel, Germany
Mission: Supply drop
MACR: 13543
More information
1st Lt Harvey R. Mosher attended college and was an airplane mechanic.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Sacramento, California on 21 November 1942.
Statement of an eyewitness, 2 nd Lt John O. Kellogg:
"Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95240 which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No parachutes was seen, the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet."
The entire crew of nine was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.genealogy.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, USAAF/Arie-Jan van Hees