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Pfc William S. Moore Jr. attended college for two years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Boston Massachusetts on 4 September 1942.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: During the attack through the woods Pfc Moore moved forward in the first assault wave under enemy artillery and small arms fire, whit his comrade who carried the automatic weapon itself. A sudden, accurate enemy mortar barrage struck the immediate area occupied by the company, and the advancing troops were ordered to take cover in vacated enemy foxholes. In the comparative safety of a foxhole, Pfc Moore realized that he had become separated from his teammate on the automatic rifle by some 25 yards or more. Knowing that the further advance of the company required the fire power and close support of his weapon, fully manned and supplied with ammunition, as the barrage continued, Pfc Moore left his cover and dashed over exposed grounds in an attempt to reach his teammate’s foxhole. As he ran, he was hit by the mortar fire and mortally wounded, dying shortly there after.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

His brother, Richard W. Moore, was killed in action on Okinawa, Japan and is buried at Honolulu American Cemetery and Memorial, Hawaii.