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MOORE, Thomas J - Date of
birth
21 October 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama -
Hometown
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-747465 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 May 1944 - Place of
death
West of Erbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 18 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John A. Moore (father)
Ruth (Brownell) Moore (mother)
George B. Moore (brother)
John A. Moore (brother)
Martha Moore (sister)
Jane Moore (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97567 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil refinery
MACR: 4860
More information
1st Lt Thomas J. Moore was a graduate of Tuscaloosa Senior high School where he was on the Black Bears football squad.He joined the National Guard when he was a sophomore at the University of Alabama.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, Missing Aircrew Report 4860, Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News Sun 20 August 1944