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Joseph S. Mobley

Retired U.S. Navy; Marauder Advisory Board Chairman

Why I am a Marauder

In the time that I have known Ken, and considering my extensive military service, I have come to learn, understand, and appreciate the importance of the Marauder Mission. I consider it a privilege and honor to serve our WWII Veterans in any capacity and what better way could there be than to help bring closure to the families of these heroic MIAs.

Joseph S. Mobley

Biographical Summary - Joseph S. Mobley:

I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1941. My family migrated to California when I was 8 years old, and I grew up in Manhattan Beach, California. After 2 years of junior college, I received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1966.

I received my Naval Flight Officer wings in 1967 and deployed to Vietnam with Attack Squadron 35 (A-6 Intruder) aboard the USS Enterprise. In June of 1968, I was shot down over North Vietnam and remained a guest of the government (i.e. POW) until the end of the war, returning to U.S. control in March of 1973.

I continued my Navy career in the A-6 Intruder, making deployments to both the Pacific and the Atlantic/Mediterranean. I have seen many countries, and believe me; none even come close to the good old U.S.A.

I was very fortunate to have 6 commands during my career:

Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) ~ an A-6 Intruder squadron
USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) ~ 37,000 ton replenishment oiler
USS Saratoga (CV-60) ~ aircraft carrier
Naval Safety Center ~ runs the Navy's safety programs and accident investigations
Carrier Group Two ~ operational command of a carrier battle group
Naval Air Force, US Atlantic Fleet ~ 6 carriers, 1500 aircraft, 45000 personnel

Major staff tours include:

Commander Sixth Fleet Staff ~ Gaeta, Italy
Commander Atlantic Fleet Staff ~ Norfolk, VA
U.S. Pacific Command Staff ~ Camp Smith, HI
Chief of Naval Operations Staff ~ Pentagon, Washington D.C.

I retired from the Navy as a Vice Admiral in 2001 after 35 years of service. My wife Mary and I make our home in Anacortes, Washington. Our grown son Joe is a software engineer living and working in Seattle. We travel quite a bit; especially during the winter (follow the sun south). Mary is a potter - half the house is devoted to her "studio". I like to hunt, fish, hike, and do whatever chores Mary orders me to do - which keeps me pretty busy!!

About Moore's Marauders...

Moore's Marauders is a non-profit organization that receives no government funding. We rely solely on your contributions to help us locate the 35,000 WWII MIAs the U.S. government maintains are still recoverable.

For as little as 30 cents a day, you can help us bring home the thousands who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in freedom. Donate today.

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