MOSLEY DE 321
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- Edsall Class Type FMR Destroyer Escort
- USS MOSLEY DE-321
Commissioned October 30 1943 - Decommissioned March 15 1946
Struck from Naval Register January 2 1971
Sold August 22 1973 for scrap
Keel Laid April 6 1943 - Launched June 26 1943
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- Covers Page 1 (1946)
Postmarks
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Other Information
MOSLEY received two battle stars for World War II service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - WWII Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Ensign Walter Harold Mosley USN (January 17 1916 - June 4 1942)
Ens. Mosley was assigned to Patrol Squadron 22 based at Ford Island Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor during the Pearl Harbor attack. Beginning in January 1942 Mosley flew patrols north of Australia into the Java Sea and surrounding waters plotting the movements of the Japanese. As copilot of a PBY‑5, he departed for a patrol south of Amboina, Moluccas, February 19 1942 . With Lt. Thomas H. Moorer (later admiral and Chief of Naval Operations) as pilot, the patrol plane spotted a merchant ship off Melville Island, Australia, and turned to investigate. About 0920, nine Japanese fighters jumped the PBY. Soon the plane was in flames, its port engine out and fuel streaming along the fuselage. Despite the attacking fighters, Lieutenant Moorer and Ensign Mosley skillfully landed the plane. In Lieutenant Moorer’s words, Mosley assisted by handling the throttle “although dazed and bleeding profusely from a wound in the head.” While serving with VP-44 as co-pilot of a PBY-5A flying boat on patrol off Midway Island, Mosley's plane was shot down by two Japanese seaplanes. Ensign Mosley was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for “extremely gallant and intrepid conduct” during the air action February 19 1942
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