Name:
James Clyde, Jr. Moore
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
434587
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Mulberry Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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James Clyde Moore Jr. was born on December 19, 1920, in Anson County, North Carolina. He was the son of James Clyde Moore Sr. and Ada H. Curlee Moore.
He served in the Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Sergeant during World War II. While taking part in the invasion of Guam, Sergeant Moore was wounded by enemy rifle fire on the second day of fighting and evacuated back onboard the ship where he succumbed to his wounds. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 28, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.