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MOORE, Dewey Emmett - Date of
birth
23 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Congo, Hancock County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Hancock County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35739315 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Grosskampenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dewey Moore (father)
Lula F. (Tice) Moore (mother)
More information
Pfc Dewey E. Moore enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 8 October 1942.Pfc Moore was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
He is remembered at the Locust Hill Cemetery in Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, André Koch, 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 / United States Social Security Death Index / West Virginia Births Index 1853-1969, www.findagrave.com - LF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / LF