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NAME Abram Hugh Moss |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-9994 |
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| UNIT VMSB-234 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD Beaumont, TX raised Lake Charles, LA |
NEXT OF KIN Sister, Mrs. Eleanor E. Weed |
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| DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1919 |
ENTERED SERVICE April 15, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS February 1, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead March 21, 1944 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Lieutenant Abram Moss was a dive-bomber pilot serving with VMSB-234 during the campaign for the Solomon Islands. On 1 February 1943, his squadron made their first raid on Munda, New Georgia. Moss piloted Dauntless SBD-4 06793, with Sergeant Gilbert H. Henze as his rear seat gunner. Their ship was struck by flak over the target, and Moss was killed in the cockpit. Sergeant Henze was able to fly the plane some distance using his rear seat controls, but ran out of fuel and was forced to bail out, leaving Moss behind. Abram Moss was officially declared dead on 21 March 1944. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant (posthumous Captain) |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action |
MEMORIALS Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, LA Manila American Cemetery |
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