Moseley, James Alexander, 1894-1918.

Native of North Carolina; graduate of Yale University; resident of Glen Ridge, N.J.; 1st lieutenant, Company C, 166th Infantry, 42d (Rainbow) Division, American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.

From the description of James Alexander Moseley papers, 1912-1931 (bulk 1917-1918) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 27183604

James Alexander Moseley (1894-1918) was born in Raleigh, N.C., and moved as a child to Glen Ridge, N.J. He graduated from Yale University in 1915 and was commissioned as first lieutenant in the United States Army. After training at Plattsburgh, N.Y., he sailed for France, January 1918. There he attended the 2nd Corps Army School at Chatillon-sur Seine, had a tour of observation at the French front near Nancy, and then joined Company C, 166th Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Briefly in the spring he was a grenade instructor in the 126th Regiment, 32nd Division. After returning to the 166th, he was killed in action in July 1918, in the Battle of Ourcq near Chateau-Thierry.

From the guide to the James Alexander Moseley Papers, ., 1912-1931, (bulk 1917-1918), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)