PGRNY Completed Missions

Honor Mission

Chester Moscicki

US Army Air Corps
New York Fire Department

Center Moriches, NY - 05/01/2024

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 8, Region 9

About the Mission:

This member of the Greatest Generation served from September 1943 to October 1945. He earned qualifications as Aerial Gunner MK, Rifle MKM and Air Crew Badge. He served overseas as a tailgunner on a B-26, completing 35 missions and surviving a crash landing on the Japenese Island Of Tinian. The missions he participated in were Air Offensive Japan, Eastern Mandates, and Western Pacific. He attained the rank of Sergeant, being awarded Air Medal w/3 Oak Leave Clusters, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal w/ 4 Bronze Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Good Conduct Medal. Upon his discharg in October 1945 he joined the New York City Fire Department were he served for 30 years retiring as a Captain. He passed at the age of 101 years old.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

05/01/2024 at 10:00am

Staging Location:

Robertaccio Funeral Home
495 Main Street
Center Moriches, NY 1934

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Pete Jepson
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639-226-330_

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 8 March 2022

Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.

Special Information:

Please bring your flags. After a dignified transfer, escort will proceed to Mt. Pleasent Cemetery for an 11am burial. About one mile east of funeral home.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

yes

Second Staging Date and Staging Time:

05/01/2024 at 10:25am

Second Location:

Mt Pleasant Cemetery
43 Main Street
Ceneter Moriches, NY 11934

Second Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Pete Jepson
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631-922-6330

Second Stage - Special Information:

Members responding to cemetery meet June Jepson, in a Blue Kia, at administration building to respond to burial site as this is a small cemetery.

Is there a Third Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Pete Jepson SRC Region 9

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