Robert Nathanial Moon was in Pocatello, Idaha. He was the son of Flavie Anthony Moon and Sarah Bugbee. Brother of Stanley Flavie Moon.
He Died non Battle 29 December 1943
He was initially buried at Brookwood Cemetery at London, England and reburied at the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, F, 5, 80

1st Lt Moon died in an airplane crash near Rhyl, North Wales, England. Lt moon was a passenger aboard aircraft B-17F with serial number 42-25791, on a ferry flight to Southport when the plane crashed on the flight through inclement weather. All members of the crew and the passengers were killed instantly.

  • Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Date of birth:
  • 17 July 1919
  • Date of death: 29 December 1943
  • County: Unicoi
  • Hometown: Erwin
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 334th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XIX, Top Panel
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