James Michael Moore (1948 - 1967)

Born 18 Apr 1948 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States of America

Died 31 Aug 1967 at age 19 in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Biography

James Moore was awarded the Purple Heart.

James Moore is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps
PFC Infantry, KIA in Vietnam

PFC James Moore was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

PFC James Moore served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): =D Co.,1st Bn, 7th Marine Regiment; 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Service ended:

James was born in 1948. He passed away in 1967. James was the husband of Lisa Moore, the son of John A. Moore and Leota Moore who predeceased him, and the step-son of Kathryn Moore all of Albuquerque NM.

Parents: Leota M Moore 1928–1961

Military

Vietnam War US Marine Corps PFC, Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.

He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on July 5 1966 in Albuquerque NM. While under the OPCON (Operational Control) of the 3d Battalion on August 19 a squad was on Patrol in the vicinity of the Chau Son (2) hamlet near Hill 55 in the Dien Ban District of Quang Nam Province when they were hit several times with volley of sniper fire wounding a Marine. Wounded by the enemy fire, PFC Moore was evacuated to Da Nang and later transferred to the USAF Hospital at Tachikawa Air Base in Japan were he died due to complications as a result of his wound.

Sources

Semper Fi Brother! Sgt R.C. Floyd, (Floyd-1923)

• www.virtualwall.org
• 1st Battalion 7th Marines Association and the1/7 Marines Vietnam Memorial, Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, USA
• National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C, USA
• National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; Roll: 1156; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 1-18D
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22599601/james_michael-moore: accessed March 12, 2024), memorial page for PFC James Michael Moore (18 Apr 1948–31 Aug 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22599601, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by Victor Vilionis (contributor 47207612).