James Clyde Moore (1925 - 1945)

Born 7 Apr 1925 in Cool Springs, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Feb 1945 at age 19 in Jülich, Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Pvt James Moore served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 14 Jul 1943
Unit(s): 744th Light Tank Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, 113 Cavalry Group, Belgian Brigade; United States Army
Service ended: 25 Feb 1945

Pvt James Moore was Killed in Action during World War II.

Biography

James Clyde (J.C.) Moore was born on Apr 7, 1925 in Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. J.C. Was the son of William Wilson Moore and Lottie Blanche Bowman. He did not marry and had no children. ^{[1] [2][3][4][5]}

J.C. enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jul 14, 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He served with the 744th Light Tank Battalion in the European Theater. The 744th debarked on Utah Beach on 29 June 1944. After breakout, the 744 was attached to the 28th Infantry Division for the drive to the Seine. On 19 Sept, they moved to the Netherlands and supported the 113 Cavalry Group and Belgian Brigade for two months. They moved to Frelenberg, Germany, in November 1944 and joined attacks on fortifications near Sueggerath, after which they entered corps reserve. They crossed the Roer with the 30th Infantry Division on 24 February 1945, fighting through the Hambach Forest in Germany. The 744 crossed the Rhine on 23 March and fought in the Ruhr area with the 75 th Infantry Division. JC was wounded and presumed to have died somewhere along this way.^[6]

He was listed as missing in action and presumed dead until 1950. His body was found in a tank in Julich, Germany in 1948 by the American Graves Registration Personnel and buried temporarily in the U.S. Military Cemetery, Margraten, Holland. His parents received a telegram in Jun 12, 1950 notifying them of the identification of J.C. in 1950 and they asked that his remains be returned to the United States for burial at Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina, USA. He was buried with full military honors in August 1950. The Army reported his date of death as February 25, 1945.^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ James C 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/QVY9-2QQY : accessed 12 May 2016), James C 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.
2. ↑ James Clyde Moore, "Find A Grave Index". "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2N-L76P : accessed 12 May 2016), James Clyde Moore, 1945; Burial, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery; citing record ID 71995James Clyde Moore, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000". "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHVK-J8L : accessed 12 May 2016), James Clyde Moore, 07 Apr 1925; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 11, p. 219, Iredell, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.992, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVK-J8L : 8 December 2014), James Clyde Moore, 07 Apr 1925; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 11, p. 219, Iredell, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
4. ↑ James C Moore in household of William W Moore, "United States Census, 1940". "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW7L-MJK : accessed 12 May 2016), James C Moore in household of William W Moore, Turnersburg Township, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-42, sheet 11A, family 152, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2931.
5. ↑ F C 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-NTT : accessed 12 May 2016), F C Moore in entry for William W Moore, 1930.
6. ↑ After action report, 744th Light Tank Battalion, July 1944 thru Mar 1945
7. ↑ James C Moore, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946". "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMVT-9JG : accessed 12 May 2016), James C Moore, enlisted 14 Jul 1943, Cp Croft, South Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
8. ↑ Telegram from U.S. Army to William W. Moore, dated 1948. (See attached)
9. ↑ Newspaper clipping from the Statesville Record and Landmark, 1950, "Mr. and Mrs. William W. Moore of Kelly Street had a letter today from the Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. with information concerning the burial place of their son, Private James C. Moore, who lost his life in World War II. The letter states: "The of your son were recovered froma tank located in the vicinity of Julich, Germany, by our American Graves Registration Personnel and buried in Plot K, Row 12, Grave 285, in the United Statates Military Cemetery, Margraten, Holland, located ten miles west of Aachen, Germany."