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George Van Horn Moseley Jr. [1] [2] [3] United States Army officer who served in World War II , and later served as commandant of cadets at Norwich University .
Early life [ edit ]
Moseley was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas , on January 4, 1905, the son of George Van Horn Moseley and Alice Dodds Moseley. His father, then an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division , later rose to become a major general and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army during the Hoover Administration. Moseley grew up on army posts and in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Western High School in 1922. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1927.[4]
Military career [ edit ]
Moseley served in various command and assignments, obtained a master's degree, taught English at West Point and served in Tianjin, China as a company commander with the 15th Infantry Regiment during the 1930s. He commanded, trained and jumped into Normandy[5] 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment on D-Day ,[6] [7] Fort Benning , Georgia. He attended the Naval War College at the end of World War II.
Later life [ edit ]
In 1946 Moseley retired to Grafton, Vermont , where he had owned a home for many years. Because of his expertise on China, he returned to serve with HQ Far East Command during the Korean War . Later he served as Commandant of Cadets at Norwich University . He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Purple Heart .
Moseley died in Montague, Massachusetts , on December 6, 1976, and was buried at Old South Cemetery in Montague.[8] [9]
Correspondence with Douglas MacArthur is quoted in the William Manchester biography American Caesar
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^ Cullum, George Washington (1930). Donaldson, William H. (ed.). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. From Its Establishment, in 1802, to 1890 United States Military Academy . p. 2071. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Personalities and Commanders" .
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^ Balkoski, Joseph (2006). Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day ISBN 978-0-8117-3377-9 . Retrieved April 1, 2014 .
^ Crookenden, Napier (1976). Dropzone Normandy: The Story of the American and British Airborne Assault on D Day 1944 . Scribner.
^ "George Moseley, retired Army officer, teacher, dies" . The Recorder 10 . Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources [ edit ]
Register of Graduates, USMA
Alfred Cormbise,(2004) The United States 15th Infantry Regiment in China, 1912–1938 , McFarland & Co.
Springfield, Massachusetts Morning Union , December 7, 1976
Historical and Pictorial Review of the Parachute Battalions, US Army, Ft Benning, Ga, 1942
Lynchburg News Advance , Lynchburg, Va, September 13, 1944
The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Unit History
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