Ray Moessner WW2 Eighth Air Force Diary

Ray Moessner flew 30 missions with the 303rd Bomb Group (Hell's Angels) of the Eighth Air Force.

Here are his diary entries.

Mission 110

Mission 112

Mission 113

 Mission 115

Mission 116

Mission 118

Mission 119

Mission 121

Mission 122

Mission 123

Mission 124

Mission 127

Mission 128

Mission 129

Mission 130

Mission 131

Mission 132

Mission 133

Mission 134

Mission 136

Mission 137

Mission 138

Mission 139

Mission 140

Mission 141

Mission 146

Mission 151

Mission 152

Mission 153

Mission 154

Mt Davis Highest Point in PA

I have been to the nearby YMCA Deer Valley Camp many times with various groups and taken many side trips to Mt Davis over the years. However, it has been some years since I was there, so, on a nice fall day, we decided to travel to Mt Davis to see the fall colors. In fact a Y Indian Princess group was on Mt Davis the day we visited.

Mt Davis is in a state park so we stopped at the picnic area and had a nice lunch before heading off to the summit. After lunch we took the trail from the picnic area to the high point and tower. Mt Davis is mostly a plateau and the high point is a rock sticking up above the other rocks on it. This makes the trail, which is less than a mile one way, fairly level. If you are not inclined to hike, you can drive and park within a few hundred feet of the tower and high point.

Jan & Steven on the tower.

Steve at the High Point

View from Tower

A few other sights we stopped at in the area, Baughman Rocks, High Point Lake overlook and the remnants of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp from the 1930's

Bedford County PA

Recent Trip to Bedford County

On a recent trip through Bedford county PA; we stopped at Old Bedford Village.

We took a walking tour of downtown Bedford and stopped to see the big coffee pot.

We also took the driving tour of several covered bridges.

Claycomb Covered Bridge

Bowser Covered Bridge

Snook's Covered Bridge

Kniseley Covered Bridge

Ryot Covered Bridge

Cuppett Covered Bridge

Colvin Covered Bridge

Cumberland, MD

I have driven through Cumberland MD on I-68 many times and have wondered what all the big buildings were rising on the hillside. One day I stopped and had a look.

The Allegany County Courthouse on Washington St.

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 Designed in 1893 by local architect Wright Butler in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Lower down Washington St is built on the original foundation of old Ft Cumberland. George Washington's military career started here.

St. Paul Lutheran Church
North Smallwood St.

St Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church
Fayette St.
Now part of Our Lady of the Mountains Parish

Covered Bridges Washington County PA

Washington County Bridge

Danley Covered Bridge

Located on a rough gravel road, the Danley  Bridge crosses the Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek near West Finley PA. It is Queenpost truss construction 39 feet long.

Wyit Sprowls Bridge

Located in East Finley Park, the Wyit Sprowls Bridge crosses Templeton Fork of Wheeling Creek. This Queenpost truss bridge was built in 1915 originally in West Finley Twp and is 31 feet long.

Plants Bridge

The Plants Bridge also crossed the Templeton Fork of Wheeling Creek. This Queenpost truss bridge was built in 1915 and is 31 feet long. This Kingpost design bridge was built in 1876 and is 24 Feet long.

The Day Bridge

The Day Bridge is located in Morris Twp, PA and crosses Short Creek. This Queenpost design bridge was built in 1875 and is 36 Feet long.

Bailey Bridge

The Bailey Bridge is located in Arnwell Twp, PA and crosses Ten Mile Creek. This Burr Truss design bridge was built in 1889 and is 66 Feet long.

Somerset County

Lower Humbert Bridge

The Lower Humber Bridge is located in Lower Turkeyfoot Twp, PA and crosses Laurel Hill Creek. This Burr Truss design bridge was built in 1891 and is 126 Feet long.