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=== Early Life & Career at Taylor Instrument === | === Early Life & Career at Taylor Instrument === | ||
Ray Howard Mosher was born on | Ray Howard Mosher was born on '''April 25, 1911'''. As a young man, he lived and worked in Rochester, New York, where he was employed at the main Ames Street manufacturing complex of the Taylor Instrument Companies prior to entering active military service for World War II. | ||
=== Military Service & The 108th Infantry Regiment === | === Military Service & The 108th Infantry Regiment === | ||
Mosher entered the | Mosher entered the '''United States Army''', earning an officer's commission as a '''First Lieutenant''' (Service Serial No. O-333657). | ||
He was assigned to | He was assigned to '''Company G, 108th Infantry Regiment''', attached to the '''40th Infantry Division'''. The 108th Infantry Regiment was historically rooted in the Western New York National Guard, drawing many of its officers and enlisted soldiers directly from Rochester, Buffalo, and neighboring upstate counties. | ||
=== Deployment to Hawaii & Supreme Sacrifice === | === Deployment to Hawaii & Supreme Sacrifice === | ||
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 108th Infantry Regiment was mobilized for overseas duty in the Pacific Theater. In early 1942, the regiment was deployed to the Hawaiian Islands, taking up defensive garrison positions and staging rigorous combat training in preparation for Pacific island operations. | Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 108th Infantry Regiment was mobilized for overseas duty in the Pacific Theater. In early 1942, the regiment was deployed to the Hawaiian Islands, taking up defensive garrison positions and staging rigorous combat training in preparation for Pacific island operations. | ||
While stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, 1st Lt. Mosher was involved in a fatal vehicle accident on | While stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, 1st Lt. Mosher was involved in a fatal vehicle accident on '''July 18, 1942''', and succumbed to his injuries that same day. | ||
=== Remembrance & Final Resting Place === | === Remembrance & Final Resting Place === | ||
Following the conclusion of World War II, Lieutenant Mosher's remains were repatriated to Western New York. He is permanently laid to rest in | Following the conclusion of World War II, Lieutenant Mosher's remains were repatriated to Western New York. He is permanently laid to rest in '''Allegany Cemetery''' in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York. | ||
At the July 28, 1943 Army-Navy “E” Production Award ceremony in Rochester, the Taylor Instrument Companies dedicated a place of highest honor to Lieutenant Mosher, commemorating him alongside E. Doty and W. D. Sells as one of three plant employees who made the supreme sacrifice in military service. | At the July 28, 1943 Army-Navy “E” Production Award ceremony in Rochester, the Taylor Instrument Companies dedicated a place of highest honor to Lieutenant Mosher, commemorating him alongside E. Doty and W. D. Sells as one of three plant employees who made the supreme sacrifice in military service. | ||
Revision as of 01:10, 29 October 2026
Ray Howard Mosher (1911–1942)
Taylor Instrument employee and U.S. Army First Lieutenant who gave his life in World War II.
Early Life & Career at Taylor Instrument
Ray Howard Mosher was born on April 25, 1911. As a young man, he lived and worked in Rochester, New York, where he was employed at the main Ames Street manufacturing complex of the Taylor Instrument Companies prior to entering active military service for World War II.
Military Service & The 108th Infantry Regiment
Mosher entered the United States Army, earning an officer's commission as a First Lieutenant (Service Serial No. O-333657).
He was assigned to Company G, 108th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 40th Infantry Division. The 108th Infantry Regiment was historically rooted in the Western New York National Guard, drawing many of its officers and enlisted soldiers directly from Rochester, Buffalo, and neighboring upstate counties.
Deployment to Hawaii & Supreme Sacrifice
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 108th Infantry Regiment was mobilized for overseas duty in the Pacific Theater. In early 1942, the regiment was deployed to the Hawaiian Islands, taking up defensive garrison positions and staging rigorous combat training in preparation for Pacific island operations.
While stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, 1st Lt. Mosher was involved in a fatal vehicle accident on July 18, 1942, and succumbed to his injuries that same day.
Remembrance & Final Resting Place
Following the conclusion of World War II, Lieutenant Mosher's remains were repatriated to Western New York. He is permanently laid to rest in Allegany Cemetery in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York.
At the July 28, 1943 Army-Navy “E” Production Award ceremony in Rochester, the Taylor Instrument Companies dedicated a place of highest honor to Lieutenant Mosher, commemorating him alongside E. Doty and W. D. Sells as one of three plant employees who made the supreme sacrifice in military service.
