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MOORE, Basil Leon - Date of
birth
19 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hopkins County, Kentucky -
Hometown
White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35718886 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Monschau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Tearney T. H. Moore (father)
Flo E. (Vincent) Moore (mother)
Amos L. Moore (brother)
Herbert N. Moore (brother)
Billy G. Moore (brother)
Carmen V. (Heltsley) Moore (wife)
Alice Moore (daughter)
More information
Sgt Basil L. Moore worked on a farm before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 3 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Smith Stalls Vincent Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - family tree