Marion M. Mosley, Jr.; phony Tuskegee Airman.

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:43:47 -0500

Someone got suspicious when they saw this article about Marion M. Mosley who claims that he was a member of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen;

Marion was sent to a famous Air Base outside of Tuskegee, Alabama in April of 1944. This time, Marion was allowed to play in the all Black Band on base. While playing Reveille, Marion was approached by a familiar face, Lt. Daniel “Chappie” James from Pensacola. Chappie was his hometown, childhood friend. Chappie asked Marion “why was he playing in the band?” and why not join him and his fellow fighter pilots training on base.

It’s a well known fact that the best pilots play the trumpet, so the Air Force is always looking for their future pilots in the band.

Marion successfully passed this flight program and became an “official Tuskegee Airman” in the 99th Fighter Squadron and was later sent to Oviana, Italy to face the German Air Force. Marion and Chappie often flew home together, noted Marion.

They captured German soldiers of war, did all the KP duties such as plating vegetables at the Black Air base and more.

Marion was in Italy from 1944 -1947. Marion played trumpet in the 766th Army Air Corp Band which traveled the country from 1948 -1949. Marion returned to the U.S. In 1949 while joining the Air Force Reserves in 1950. Marion was Honorably Discharged on January 14, 1951 and he served for 8 years in the Reserves.

I’m pretty sure that the Army didn’t send their pilots out to capture Germans or pull KP.

Well, part of that is true – the part about being a trumpeter in the 766th Army Air Corp Band – but he didn’t enlist until 1946 nearly a year after war ended. His DD214 says that he was a “Bandsman – Burglar”. According to his DD214, he never left the United States (see that part that says “Foreign Service” and all of the zeros that follow)

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2015 8:44 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:44:38 -0500

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2015 8:46 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:46:46 -0500

That is so sad that anyone would impersonate a military servicemember. I am glad that those who do this get caught.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2015 8:48 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:48:41 -0500

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Dec 10 at 2015 9:03 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:03:11 -0500

Wow... smdh...

Response by Sgt William Biggs made Dec 10 at 2015 9:35 PM

Sgt William Biggs — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:35:15 -0500

Does he have Colonel insignia on upside down?

Response by SrA David Steyer made Dec 10 at 2015 10:50 PM

SrA David Steyer — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 22:50:14 -0500

The DMSM, MSM, JSCM, AFCM, Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon and maybe one or two others didn't exist until well after WW2 was over... We were into Vietnam and past Korea when many of these awards came to be.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2015 11:10 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:10:41 -0500

There are parts of me that knows that posing as something you aren't and trying to enlighten your status for services you never did is bad enough.......but claiming to be a Tuskegee......that is just even lower than the lowest of lows.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Dec 10 at 2015 11:44 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:44:43 -0500

It's a shame, SGT Private RallyPoint Member, a real shame.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Dec 12 at 2015 12:54 PM

SrA Matthew Knight — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:54:13 -0500

Well, just looking at his picture the PFC has his Colonel Eagles upside down, his flight badge looks off center and as though the bottom of it is overlapped by the ribbon rack and his U.S. insignia are parallel...to the seam of his lapel. As for his ribbon order, I am not going to try and look it up but I wouldn't be surprised if they were out of order.

Shame that so many people with true military service feel the need to lie about what they did. I know the military is full of not so glamorous jobs and assignments but people should be happy and feel honored that they served, regardless of what they did. I haven't done anything special but once I am out I am not going to run around claiming to be a former Chief Master Sergeant from Special Operations command. I am happy with the service that I have put in. Guess not everyone feels the same.