Gentry Dean Moss
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 358547
February 10, 1924
in Little Rock, AR
George Walter Moss
Nellie Mae (Willit) Moss
Details unknown
Details unknown
May 6, 1942
at Phoenix, AZ
April 19, 1943
from Camp Elliott
February 1, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 1, 1944
Killed in action
General Delivery, Marana, AZ – home of mother, Mrs. Nellie Moss
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego. Outposted to HQ Company, Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base San Diego, in June 1942. Served as a clerk in the Battalion office through 10 April 1943, attaining the rank of corporal.
Transferred to Camp Elliott on 10 April 1943; assigned to B/1/24th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 19 April 1943.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 653 (Squad or Fire Team Leader)
Important Events:
February 1, 1944 – killed in action at Namur (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.
According to some newspaper sources, the Moss family was told that Gentry died as a result of the blockhouse explosion on 1 February. However, his company had just landed on the beach at the opposite end of Namur, so this information may not be entirely accurate.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 1, 1944)
Citation
Service Stories
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