2nd Lt Robert E. Moore graduated from Mountain View High school in 1940.
He enlisted in Wewoka, Oklahoma on 16 September 1941 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
Per Lt. Col. George C. Markel, CO of the 698th Field Artillery Bn, Lt. Moore died at five o'clock on 11 April 1945. He was an aerial observer spotting enemy positions when his L-5 Stinson observation plane was fired upon by small arms fire. He was hit by the ground fire, was shot down and died instantly.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-m/67158-moore-robert-e-o1175249
He was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart
He enlisted in Wewoka, Oklahoma on 16 September 1941 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
Per Lt. Col. George C. Markel, CO of the 698th Field Artillery Bn, Lt. Moore died at five o'clock on 11 April 1945. He was an aerial observer spotting enemy positions when his L-5 Stinson observation plane was fired upon by small arms fire. He was hit by the ground fire, was shot down and died instantly.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-m/67158-moore-robert-e-o1175249
He was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart
2nd Lt Robert E. Moore graduated from Mountain View High school in 1940.
He enlisted in Wewoka, Oklahoma on 16 September 1941 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
Per Lt. Col. George C. Markel, CO of the 698th Field Artillery Bn, Lt. Moore died at five o'clock on 11 April 1945. He was an aerial observer spotting enemy positions when his L-5 Stinson observation plane was fired upon by small arms fire. He was hit by the ground fire, was shot down and died instantly.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-m/67158-moore-robert-e-o1175249
He was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart
He enlisted in Wewoka, Oklahoma on 16 September 1941 and was sent overseas in December 1944.
Per Lt. Col. George C. Markel, CO of the 698th Field Artillery Bn, Lt. Moore died at five o'clock on 11 April 1945. He was an aerial observer spotting enemy positions when his L-5 Stinson observation plane was fired upon by small arms fire. He was hit by the ground fire, was shot down and died instantly.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-m/67158-moore-robert-e-o1175249
He was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart
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Entered the service from Oklahoma.
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