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NAME William Henry Moore |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-7503 |
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| UNIT VMSB-234 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 430 NE 51st Street, Miami, FL |
NEXT OF KIN Wife, Mrs. Edna Hansen Moore |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1917 |
ENTERED SERVICE January, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS February 1, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead February 19, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Captain William Moore was a dive-bomber pilot serving with VMSB-234 during the campaign for the Solomon Islands.On 1 February 1943, his squadron made their first raid on Munda, New Georgia. Moore piloted Dauntless SBD-4 06782, with PFC Richard J. Reed as his rear seat gunner. Their ship was hit over the target, and the two Marines reportedly bailed out. Neither man was seen alive again, and both were declared dead on 19 February 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Captain |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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