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MOORE, Claude Merwyn - Date of
birth
25 August 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Shannon, Clay County, Texas -
Hometown
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38631493 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Truck Driver -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
27 January 1946 - Place of
death
Near Kransburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
William H. Moore (father)
Mollie L. (Looney) Moore (mother)
Samuel E. Moore (brother)
Evan Moore (brother)
William E. Moore (brother)
Robert L. Moore (brother)
Clovas Moore (brother)
Allie M. (Lee) Moore (wife)
Donna G. Moore (daughter)
More information
Pfc Claude M. Moore was employed at the Wilson Manufacture Company before he enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 17 July 1944. He was sent overseas.The squad leader had written that, many times, Moore had volunteered for extra duty. The night of the accident, he had volunteered to be one of the drivers of a truck convoy, transporting the guard detailed from Kransburg, Germany to duty stations outside the town. It was on the way back that the steering apparatus on Moore’s truck apparently failed as the truck rounded a curve. It turned over twice and Moore died instantly of a broken neck.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / McGregor Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Dick O’Donnell, www.newspapers.com – Times Record News - 22 February 1946, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – William A. McGegor