Leland Moshier

Prisoner of War
Killed In Action

Personal Information

Birthplace: Manhattan, KS

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: Patton's 15th Army

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Battle: Normandy

Enlisted / Commissioned: Feb 1, 1941

Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Leland A. Moshier was born on April 25, 1919, in Manhattan, Kansas, as the second of ten children. He enlisted in the Army when World War II started and was on Omaha Beach on D-Day in Normandy, France.

Moshier, was among the first group of young men drafted for one year of mandatory military service. He left Manhattan on February 1, 1941, for basic training in North Carolina. His one year of service ended up being five years. Moshier was attached to (Gen. George) Patton’s 15th Army. Moshier got to Bastogne, France, just as the Air Force took over in 1945.

He met his future wife, Kathleen McNeill, in North Carolina, after his discharge from the military. They were married on September 12, 1946, in Manhattan, Kansas. He worked as a plumber and pipe fitter in Manhattan for several years. Leland was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan and the American Legion and VFW in Manhattan.

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