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Personal info

Full name
MOORE, Dewey Delbert
Date of birth
15 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Hometown
Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38568559
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mutzig, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 17 53

Immediate family

Members
A.J. Moore (father)
Alice Moore (mother)
Earl Moore (brother)
Sadie Moore (wife)
Katherine Moore (daughter)

More information

Pvt Dewey D. Moore worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 5 January 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach