Ross and Ida Moore's oldest son. After his graduation from Tyler High School in 1940, he joined the Army Air Corps and was killed during World War II, Service No. 18030370.
In a letter dated August 13, 1945 from Edward F. Witsell, Major General, Acting the Adjutant General, to the Honorable Lindley Beckworth, House of Representatives, Major General Witsell Writes:
"The Records show..., that Sergeant Moore departed from Recife, Brazil, on board a C-60 airplane for Rio De Janeiro on 14 January, 1943. The plane was last reported over Campos, Brazil, about mid-day and when it did not arrive at its destination on schedule, a search was begun along the route which, although hampered by bad weather conditions, was continued by both air and ground until 30 January, 1943, at which time the search was officially abandoned as all possible measures had been exhausted. It was further stated that no wreckage was located."
ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 18, 1943 Time: c 23:00 Location: Off the Brazilian coast, Atlantic Ocean Operator: Military - U.S. Army Air Forces Flight #: ? Route: Accra, Ghana - Natal, Brazil AC Type: Consolidated C-87 Registration: 41-1708 cn / ln: ? Aboard: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Fatalities: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Ground: 0 Summary: Disappeared while en route and never found.
Ross is listed on the World War II East Coast Memorial at Battery Park, New York, New York.
On the night of January 14, 1943, my Aunt, Ross Jr.'s older sister, Dorothy Lee, said she awoke and saw Ross Jr. standing at the foot of her bed. She was so surprised because she knew he was supposed to be in South America. She said "R. Jr. (his nickname) what are you doing here?" He said "Soos (the family nickname for her), you're going to have to take care of mother, now, I won't be able to." She said she started to ask him what he was talking about and he was gone. It was the night that R. Jr's plane had disappeared in S. America, though the family wouldn't learn of it for two more days. My aunt did care for her ailing widowed mother years later.
In a letter dated August 13, 1945 from Edward F. Witsell, Major General, Acting the Adjutant General, to the Honorable Lindley Beckworth, House of Representatives, Major General Witsell Writes:
"The Records show..., that Sergeant Moore departed from Recife, Brazil, on board a C-60 airplane for Rio De Janeiro on 14 January, 1943. The plane was last reported over Campos, Brazil, about mid-day and when it did not arrive at its destination on schedule, a search was begun along the route which, although hampered by bad weather conditions, was continued by both air and ground until 30 January, 1943, at which time the search was officially abandoned as all possible measures had been exhausted. It was further stated that no wreckage was located."
ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 18, 1943 Time: c 23:00 Location: Off the Brazilian coast, Atlantic Ocean Operator: Military - U.S. Army Air Forces Flight #: ? Route: Accra, Ghana - Natal, Brazil AC Type: Consolidated C-87 Registration: 41-1708 cn / ln: ? Aboard: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Fatalities: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Ground: 0 Summary: Disappeared while en route and never found.
Ross is listed on the World War II East Coast Memorial at Battery Park, New York, New York.
On the night of January 14, 1943, my Aunt, Ross Jr.'s older sister, Dorothy Lee, said she awoke and saw Ross Jr. standing at the foot of her bed. She was so surprised because she knew he was supposed to be in South America. She said "R. Jr. (his nickname) what are you doing here?" He said "Soos (the family nickname for her), you're going to have to take care of mother, now, I won't be able to." She said she started to ask him what he was talking about and he was gone. It was the night that R. Jr's plane had disappeared in S. America, though the family wouldn't learn of it for two more days. My aunt did care for her ailing widowed mother years later.
Ross and Ida Moore's oldest son. After his graduation from Tyler High School in 1940, he joined the Army Air Corps and was killed during World War II, Service No. 18030370.
In a letter dated August 13, 1945 from Edward F. Witsell, Major General, Acting the Adjutant General, to the Honorable Lindley Beckworth, House of Representatives, Major General Witsell Writes:
"The Records show..., that Sergeant Moore departed from Recife, Brazil, on board a C-60 airplane for Rio De Janeiro on 14 January, 1943. The plane was last reported over Campos, Brazil, about mid-day and when it did not arrive at its destination on schedule, a search was begun along the route which, although hampered by bad weather conditions, was continued by both air and ground until 30 January, 1943, at which time the search was officially abandoned as all possible measures had been exhausted. It was further stated that no wreckage was located."
ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 18, 1943 Time: c 23:00 Location: Off the Brazilian coast, Atlantic Ocean Operator: Military - U.S. Army Air Forces Flight #: ? Route: Accra, Ghana - Natal, Brazil AC Type: Consolidated C-87 Registration: 41-1708 cn / ln: ? Aboard: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Fatalities: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Ground: 0 Summary: Disappeared while en route and never found.
Ross is listed on the World War II East Coast Memorial at Battery Park, New York, New York.
On the night of January 14, 1943, my Aunt, Ross Jr.'s older sister, Dorothy Lee, said she awoke and saw Ross Jr. standing at the foot of her bed. She was so surprised because she knew he was supposed to be in South America. She said "R. Jr. (his nickname) what are you doing here?" He said "Soos (the family nickname for her), you're going to have to take care of mother, now, I won't be able to." She said she started to ask him what he was talking about and he was gone. It was the night that R. Jr's plane had disappeared in S. America, though the family wouldn't learn of it for two more days. My aunt did care for her ailing widowed mother years later.
In a letter dated August 13, 1945 from Edward F. Witsell, Major General, Acting the Adjutant General, to the Honorable Lindley Beckworth, House of Representatives, Major General Witsell Writes:
"The Records show..., that Sergeant Moore departed from Recife, Brazil, on board a C-60 airplane for Rio De Janeiro on 14 January, 1943. The plane was last reported over Campos, Brazil, about mid-day and when it did not arrive at its destination on schedule, a search was begun along the route which, although hampered by bad weather conditions, was continued by both air and ground until 30 January, 1943, at which time the search was officially abandoned as all possible measures had been exhausted. It was further stated that no wreckage was located."
ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 18, 1943 Time: c 23:00 Location: Off the Brazilian coast, Atlantic Ocean Operator: Military - U.S. Army Air Forces Flight #: ? Route: Accra, Ghana - Natal, Brazil AC Type: Consolidated C-87 Registration: 41-1708 cn / ln: ? Aboard: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Fatalities: 26 (passengers:20 crew:6) Ground: 0 Summary: Disappeared while en route and never found.
Ross is listed on the World War II East Coast Memorial at Battery Park, New York, New York.
On the night of January 14, 1943, my Aunt, Ross Jr.'s older sister, Dorothy Lee, said she awoke and saw Ross Jr. standing at the foot of her bed. She was so surprised because she knew he was supposed to be in South America. She said "R. Jr. (his nickname) what are you doing here?" He said "Soos (the family nickname for her), you're going to have to take care of mother, now, I won't be able to." She said she started to ask him what he was talking about and he was gone. It was the night that R. Jr's plane had disappeared in S. America, though the family wouldn't learn of it for two more days. My aunt did care for her ailing widowed mother years later.
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