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John Warren “Johnny” Moore

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John Warren “Johnny” Moore

Birth
Maplesville, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Sep 1977 (aged 57)
West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
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Enlisted US Army Private, 8 Nov 1940; Fort Thomas, KY; SSGT with HQ Co, 1st Bn, 11th Inf Regt, 5th Inf Div, 3rd Army. Participated in the Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland campaigns. Awards are Bronze Star, Purple Heart, EAME Theatre Ribbon w/3 campaign stars, the American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Unit landed in Normandy on 10 July 1944 and fought its way across France as part of General Patton's famed Third Army. The 11th Infantry played a prominent role in the reduction of the fortified city of Metz in the fall of 1944. During the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th counter-attacked into the southern portion of the Bulge, engaging the Germans in bitter winter fighting. On 22 March 1945, the 1st Battalion made a night river assault across the Rhine River at Oppenheim, giving General Patton a division bridgehead over the Rhine two days ahead of Field Marshall Montgomery's famous crossing. The 11th Infantry ended the war in Czechoslovakia.
Enlisted US Army Private, 8 Nov 1940; Fort Thomas, KY; SSGT with HQ Co, 1st Bn, 11th Inf Regt, 5th Inf Div, 3rd Army. Participated in the Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland campaigns. Awards are Bronze Star, Purple Heart, EAME Theatre Ribbon w/3 campaign stars, the American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Unit landed in Normandy on 10 July 1944 and fought its way across France as part of General Patton's famed Third Army. The 11th Infantry played a prominent role in the reduction of the fortified city of Metz in the fall of 1944. During the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th counter-attacked into the southern portion of the Bulge, engaging the Germans in bitter winter fighting. On 22 March 1945, the 1st Battalion made a night river assault across the Rhine River at Oppenheim, giving General Patton a division bridgehead over the Rhine two days ahead of Field Marshall Montgomery's famous crossing. The 11th Infantry ended the war in Czechoslovakia.

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  • Added: Aug 5, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94852448/john_warren-moore: accessed ), memorial page for John Warren “Johnny” Moore (23 Mar 1920–21 Sep 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94852448, citing Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by John Moore (contributor 47896441).