George William Moore (1922 - 2000)

Born 25 Jun 1922 in Cool Spring Township, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Oct 2000 at age 78 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Biography

George William "Bill" Moore was born on Jun 25, 1922 in Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. George was one of eight sons of William Wilson Moore and Lottie Blanche Bowman Moore. He married Sarah Kathleen Miller (1926-1961) on Dec 24, 1945 in Iredell County. Kathleen and Bill had one child, a daughter. After Kathleen's death Bill married Mary Lois Mahaffey (1930-2016). He died on Oct 30, 2000 in Statesville, Iredell County and is buried at New Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Iredell County.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Military Service

SSgt George Moore served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 20 Jul 2940
Unit(s): 4261st Quartermaster Battalion Truck Company
Service ended: 25 Nov 1945

Bill enlisted in the U.S. Regular Army on Jul 20, 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina and served with the 4261st Quarter Master Battalion Truck Company during World War II in the European Theater--serving in Northern France, Ardennes, and Rheinland. He was a motor sergeant in the 4261st Quarter Master Truck Company and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served almost four years in the United States and one year, five months and five days of abroad. He returned to the United States on Nov 21, 1945 and was separated from service at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Nov 25, 1945. He received the American Theater Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, European-Africa-Middle Eastern Theater (EAMET) Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars and the Victory Medal. ^[7][8]

Bill and Kathleen had one child.

Bill and Mary Lois had one child.

Sources

1. ↑ George William Moore, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000". "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHVK-Y4L : accessed 25 May 2016), George William Moore, 25 Jun 1922; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 9, p. 1190, Iredell, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ George William Moore, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ". "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKJS-P7D1 : accessed 25 May 2016), George William Moore and Sarah Kathleen Miller, 1945
3. ↑ George W Moore in entry for Mr Johnny Bowman Moore, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014". "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVY9-TF3V : accessed 25 May 2016), George W Moore in entry for Mr Johnny Bowman Moore, North Carolina, United States, 25 Jun 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Charlotte Observer, The, born-digital text.
4. ↑ George William Moore, "Find A Grave Index". "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK1F-M1BS : accessed 25 May 2016), George William Moore, 2000; Burial, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States of America, New Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 139955437, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Billie Moore in household of William W Moore, "United States Census, 1930". "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X332-NTR : accessed 25 May 2016), Billie Moore in entry for William W Moore, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYHK-ZZR : 8 January 2021), George W Moore, 30 Oct 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ "North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2WK-2YDT : accessed 9 October 2016), George W Moore, 25 Nov 1945; citing Fort Bragg, Moore, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWSW-LQ9 : accessed 10 October 2016), William O Moore, Fort Bragg, Manchester Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-33, sheet 1B, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2895.