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Personal info

Full name
MOORE, Joseph E Jr
Date of birth
unknown
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Macon, Floyd County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
O-390039
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 39 28

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Moore (father)
Betty F. Moore (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-96266
Data
Type: B-26F

More information

Joseph E. Moore attended North Georgia College where he a member of the baseball and rifle teams.

The plane crashed on the return flight following engine failure.

1st Lt Joseph E. Moore Jr. was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=109786
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.e-yearbook.com - North Georgia College Yearbook 1949, www.facebook.com - N Alabma, Middle Tennessee, NW Georgia and NE Mississippi War Memorials - courtesy of Debbie holloman