Moore Stuart M.

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Stuart M. Moore is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Stuart M. Moore

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-673863

Unit:

679th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, Very Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-09-08

State:

Kentucky

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Stuart M. Moore entered the military service in Kentucky. He served in the 679th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, Very Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of an aircraft during World War II. He was lost in the China Sea, September 8, 1944, on a mission to Anshan, China aboard B-29-1-MO Superfortress #42-6234. Three other crew were killed, but seven were rescued. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. Stuart was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.