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Personal info

Full name
MOORE, Lucas Eugene
Date of birth
26 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Painton, Stoddard County, Missouri
Hometown
Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36673248
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 9 19

Immediate family

Members
Frank S. Moore (father)
Anna M. (Hatcher) Moore (mother)
Linus R. Moore (brother)
Frank J. Moore (brother)
Kenneth L. Moore (brother)
Eugenia D. Moore (sister)
Ruth (Mansfield) Moore (wife)

More information

Pfc. Lucas E. Moore graduated from Roosevelt Junior High School and was employed at Western Cartridge Co.

He enlisted on 6 July 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

His last letter received by his parents was written in the Netherlands on 15 November 1944, five days before his death.

His brother Frank also served in Europe.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph