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MOORE, George Drexel - Date of
birth
2 March 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Nicholas County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Newville, Braxton County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35780664 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse-Mussbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 31 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse A. Moore (father)
Merry Moore (mother)
Doria Moore (sister)
Dora L. Moore (sister)
Dorothy M. Moore (sister)
Jessie D. Moore (brother)
More information
Pvt George D. Moore attended high school for one year and was a farmhand employed by the U.S. Army Airforce in Shelby, Ohio before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 9 July 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent