William L. Mosebey, Jr., son of W. Lyle and Edyth Mosebey, was raised in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Forbes High School in Hustontown in 1955 and from Pennsylvania State University in 1959 with a degree in history. Drawn by a passion for the freedom his country afforded all people, he entered a career with the Central Intelligence Agency and became one of its most highly regarded officers. He spent thirty-five years working to defeat communism and terrorism, received the nation's highest intelligence medal, and attained the rank of Major General. After retiring, he returned to Fulton County, where he enjoyed caring for the land he loved and had worked to defend throughout his life.