Annie Lee Moss
Annie Lee Moss (August 9, 1905 – January 15, 1996) was a communications clerk in the US Army Signal Corps in the Pentagon and alleged member of the American Communist Party. She was believed to be a security risk by the FBI and her superiors at the Signal Corps, and was questioned by United States Senator Joseph McCarthy in his role as the chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The highly publicized case was damaging to McCarthy's popularity and influence.
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Annie Lee Moss and her attorney George E.C. Hayes (partially obscured) testifying before the McCarthy committee on March 12, 1954 | |
| Born | Annie Lee Crawford August 9, 1905 South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1996 (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Communications clerk US Army Signal Corps |
| Known for | Involvement in the McCarthy hearings |
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