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Personal info

Full name
MOSER, Rene Norman "Reen"
Date of birth
30 April 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Weehawken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
O-693812
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 March 1944
Place of death
Huxahl, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 8 21

Immediate family

Members
Arnold M Moser (father)
Julie C. (May) Moser (mother)
Victor J. Moser (brother)
Arnold Moser (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-38108
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Barbara II
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 3477

More information

2nd Lt Rene N. Moser graduated from high school in 1936 and from Columbia University.

He entered the Army in 1942 and was sent overseas in January 1944.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters.

Six crew members survived and ware taken prisoner. Four men were killed. They were initially buried at the community cemetery of Sülzel on 30 March 1944.

Lt Moser is remembered at Bergen Crest Mausoleum in North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey with a memorial marker.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists

Photo source: Jac Engels, Storiesbehindthestars.org, www.findagrave.com, The Montclair Times - 11 May 1944