Capt Mooney Obit

[MrBern]

RAYMOND PATRICK MOONEY, 90, of POINT PLEASANT BEACH, died Sunday, Nov. 12, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. He was born and raised in the Bronx and lived in River Edge, Brick and Toms River before moving to Point Pleasant Beach three years ago. He was a highly decorated veteran of World War II, proudly serving his country as a captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps as an ace fighter pilot. He was a member of 6th Night Fighter Squadron, who flew combat air patrols and interception missions in the Asiatic Theater over Saipan. He flew in the first operational mission of the P-61 Black Widow and was the 6th's lone Ace with five kills to his credit. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, The Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. He was authorized to wear the Bronze Service Star on the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon and the American Defense Service Medal. He was employed for over 40 years in the Textile Industry throughout the Northeast, retiring 20 years ago. He was a parishioner of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant Beach. He was a third degree member of The Knights of Columbus of St. Peter The Apostle Roman Catholic Church, River Edge, a member of the Manhattan College Alumni Association and an avid golfer. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Alice D. Mooney, in 2004. He is survived by a son, Raymond T. of Wellesley, Mass.; three daughters, Patricia A. Smith of Point Pleasant, Jean A. Pyrcz of Point Pleasant Beach, and Joan Marie Herlihy of Marshfield, Mass.; a sister, Irene Mooney of Manhattan; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren .
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at O'Brien Funeral Home, 505 Burnt Tavern Road at Route 70, Brick. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter's Church, Point Pleasant Beach. Burial will follow at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made in his honor to the New Jersey Chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association, Parkinson Disease I & R Center, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

 

[Gray Ghost]

Another fine warrior has flown west. I need to check on it, but I wonder which detachment he was with. The 5th Air Force had Detachment A of the 6th and the 13th Air Force had Detachment B. My father was with XIII Fighter Command of the 13th Air Force.

Gray Ghost