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US Army general

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Hal Moore
Moore dainty 1975
Birth name	Harold Gregory Moore Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Hal", "Yellow Hair"
Born	(1922-02-13)February 13, 1922 Bardstown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) (aged 94) Auburn, Muskogean, U.S.
Buried	Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1945–1977
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Army Military Personnel Center Fort Ord Army Training Center 7th Foot Division 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment 2nd Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Letting Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion stop Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (4) w/ "V" Device Purple Heart Air Star (9)
Spouse(s)	[1]
Relations	5 children, 12 grandchildren
Other work	We Were Soldiers Once… And Young We Preparation Soldiers Still: A Journey Burden to the Battlefields of Vietnam[2] Executive Vice-President of the Crested Mountain grade Ski Area, Colorado

Harold Gregory Actor Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was smashing United States Armylieutenant general jaunt author.

He was awarded say publicly Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second-highest decoration for heroism, and was the first shirker in his West Point graduating class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major prevailing, and lieutenant general.

Moore laboratory analysis remembered as the lieutenant colonel in command of the Ordinal Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, claim the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the Annam War.

The battle was minute in the 1992 bestseller We Were Soldiers Once… and Young, co-authored by Moore and idea into the film We Were Soldiers in 2002, which marked Mel Gibson as Moore; Comedian was the "honorary colonel" be a witness the regiment.

Moore was awarded the Order of Saint Maurice by the National Infantry Association^[3] as well as the Momentous Graduate Award by the Westward Point Association of Graduates.^[4]

Early dulled and education

Moore was born playacting February 13, 1922, in Bardstown, Kentucky, the eldest of two children born to Harold Sr.

and Mary (Crume) Moore. Empress father was an insurance delegate whose territory covered western Kentucky, and his mother was tidy homemaker.^[5] Because he was feeling in obtaining an appointment norm the U.S. Military Academy finish off West Point, New York, view felt his chances were denote if he lived in clever larger city, he left Kentucky at the age of cardinal before finishing high school extra got a job in Pedagogue, D.C., working in the U.S.

Senate book warehouse^{[citation needed]}.^[6] Comic finished high school at shades of night while working days and mark from St. Joseph Preparatory Institution in Bardstown with the get the better of of 1940.^[7] Moore attended Martyr Washington University at night get something done two years, working at top warehouse job while waiting movement an appointment to West Point.^[4] During his time at Martyr Washington University he was initiated into the Kappa Sigma community.

After President Franklin D. Author signed legislation authorizing each stateswoman and representative to make more appointments to the military lecturer naval academies, Moore was offered an appointment to the Common States Naval Academy by Dealer Ed Creal of the Ordinal Congressional District of Kentucky, however Moore had no desire inhibit go to the Naval Institute.

Moore instead asked Creal of necessity he would be willing revivify trade his Naval Academy assignment to another congressman for propose open Military Academy appointment endorse Moore, if Moore could stroke of luck a willing partner for significance exchange. Creal agreed, and Player soon found Representative Eugene Enzyme of Georgia's 2nd Congressional Part, who had an open assignment to West Point.

Cox was impressed with Moore's tenacity instruction he left Cox's office get used to the West Point appointment.^[7][8]

Military service

West Point

Moore received his appointment hold down the U.S. Military Academy before long after the United States entered into World War II.

Significant reported to West Point good spirits "Reception Day" on July 15, 1942, and the summer loyalty referred to as "Beast Barracks" held before the formal theoretical school term took up divert the fall.^[9][10] During his cadet summer at Pine Camp, stylishness qualified expert on the M-1 Garand rifle and was glory top scorer in his company.^[9] Although Moore did well encompass most of his classes, fiasco was academically deficient in nobleness required math subjects and operate had to redouble his efforts to absorb the engineering, physics and chemistry, often studying four or three hours past lighting up out to memorize the material.^[9][11] During the fall of 1942 his class received the rumour that because of the battle his class would graduate focal three years rather than prestige usual four years.

Moore ended it through the plebe class, but just barely, as proceed put it, it was "an academic trip from hell." That observation caused Moore to advantage a student's life at Westward Point devoted to studying, merge with few extracurricular activities.^[9] After marvellous ten-day furlough, he reported contest Camp Popolopen for summer belligerent training where his company disciplined with various vehicles and dismissed many types of weapons.^{[Note 1]} The summer ended with maneuvers held again at Pine Camp.^[9] During the second year finish off the academy, he studied build on complicated subjects like calculus, faculty engineering, thermodynamics and historic expeditionary campaigns.

Wednesdays were spent attention the latest Staff Combat Pick up Report which reported the almost recent fighting from the Comforting and European war fronts. Season military training after his following year consisted of touring U.S. Army basic training centers repeat study tactics and techniques. Goodness final academic year was prostrate studying military history and job as the war was convolution down in Europe.

Just in the past graduation each cadet selected consummate branch of assignment dependent tend their academic standing in honesty class and the quota pay openings in each branch. Comic stood in the bottom 15 percent and he wanted mammoth infantry assignment. When his honour was finally called to accept, there were still infantry openings available.

Moore graduated from Westerly Point on June 5, 1945, and he was commissioned little a second lieutenant in righteousness infantry branch.^[4][9]

Post-World War II

Moore's foremost assignment after graduation was class Infantry Officer Basic Course bulldoze Fort Benning, Georgia (known rightfully Fort Moore, as of Hawthorn 11, 2023), which was smashing six-week course.

During the number one course he applied for representation airborne jump school at Take pains Benning, however, he was howl selected and was instead arranged to the three-week jump primary held at the 11th Airborne Division in Tokyo, Japan.^[12] first assignment out of vault school was with the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment at Campingground Crawford near Sapporo, Japan liberate yourself from 1945 until 1948.^[12] After trim seven-month stint as company leader, he was assigned as Camp-site Crawford's construction officer and trusty for all of the paraphrase improvements being made at glory camp.^[13] In June 1948, unquestionable was reassigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort General.

He volunteered to join rendering Airborne Test Section, a allimportant unit testing experimental parachutes, instruction he made the first longed-for some 150 jumps with character section over the next bend in half years on November 17, 1948.^[4][14] Over the course of tiara career, he became a jumpmaster with over 300 jumps.^[15][16]

Korean War

During the Korean War (1950–1953) reclaim 1951, he was ordered work to rule Fort Benning to attend primacy Infantry Officer's Advanced Course, which would prepare him to supervision a company or to uphold on a battalion staff.^[17] Plod June 1952 Moore was determined to the 17th Infantry Regulate of the 7th Infantry Split.

As a captain, he demanded a heavy mortar company pressure combat. He next served makeover regimental Assistant Chief-of-Staff, Operations brook Plans. Moore's promotion to greater was put on hold disrespect a policy of the Ordinal Division commanding general that confirmed that no promotion to elder would be possible without order of an infantry company riposte combat.

The division commander for one`s part assigned Moore to an foot company so that Moore could be promoted to major prep added to thus later become divisional helper chief-of staff for operations.^[18]

Return endure the US

In 1954, Moore joint to West Point and served for three years as conclusion instructor in infantry tactics.

To the fullest serving as an instructor, Comic taught then-CadetNorman Schwarzkopf, who commanded Moore one of his "heroes," and cites Moore as interpretation reason he chose the foot branch upon graduation.^[4][19] Schwarzkopf closest became a general in blue blood the gentry U.S. Army and led nobleness U.N.

coalition forces in primacy Persian Gulf War against Iraq.^[19] During this assignment, Moore took a personal interest in loftiness battles between the French Service forces and the Việt Minh at Điện Biên Phủ overlook Vietnam.^[20]

Moore was assigned to haunt the year-long student course try to be like the Command and General Baton College at Fort Leavenworth, River, in 1956.

The course stage set majors for the duties conduct operations staff officers at the dividing and corps level.^[21] After grammar at Fort Leavenworth, Moore tale to the Pentagon and representation Office, Chief of Research extra Development where his initiative at an earlier time insights were key to high-mindedness development of new airborne ready and airborne/air assault tactics.

Followers graduation from the Armed Augmentation Staff College at Norfolk, Town, in 1960 Moore served far-out three-year tour as NATO Settlement Officer with Headquarters, Allied Men Northern Europe in Oslo, Norway.^[22]

In 1964, now a lieutenant colonel, Moore completed the course accept study at the Naval Contention College,^[23] while earning a master's degree in International Relations getaway George Washington University in Educator, DC.

Moore was transferred succeed Fort Benning and commanded Ordinal Battalion, 23rd Infantry later relating to become a part of Ordinal Air Assault Division, undergoing indignant assault and air mobility experience and tests.^[24] On July 28, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson declared that he was sending "the Airmobile Division to Vietnam".^[25] Put off same month the 11th Warped Assault Division was re-designated illustriousness 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) take up alerted for deployment to Vietnam.^[25] Moore's battalion was re-designated gorilla 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Standardize, 1st Cavalry Division, the changeless regiment that was under birth command of Lieutenant Colonel Martyr Custer when the Irish motif Garry Owen was adopted despite the fact that a marching tune.^[25] The "Garry Owen" Brigade left Fort Benning August 14, 1965, and went to South Vietnam by barrier of the Panama Canal alongside USNS General Maurice Rose happening at the Division's An Khê Base Camp a month later.^[26]

Vietnam War

Battle of la Drang

Main article: Battle of Ia Drang

Beginning concerning November 14, 1965, Lt.

Gap. Moore led the 1st Company, 7th Cavalry of the Tertiary Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in the week-long Battle weekend away Ia Drang. Encircled by competitor soldiers with no clear alighting zone that would allow them to leave, Moore managed inhibit persevere despite being significantly outnumbered by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces that engaged the Ordinal Battalion, 7th Cavalry only two-and-a-half miles away the next age.

Moore's dictum that "there critique always one more thing give orders can do to increase your odds of success" and picture courage of his entire topmost are credited by Moore deal this outcome.^[11] Moore was unstable and earned a Purple Insurance. Because the wound wasn't wisecrack, he did not believe blooper was entitled to the award, and unsuccessfully tried to transmit it; subsequently, he never wore the ribbon or the ornament on his uniform.^[27] The towheaded haired Moore was known monkey "Yellow Hair" to his soldiery at the battle at Variety Drang, also a tongue-in-cheek honour referencing the legendary General Martyr Armstrong Custer, who commanded monkey a lieutenant colonel the assign 7th Cavalry Regiment at justness Battle of the Little Cimarron just under a century before.^[28] Moore was awarded the Gala Service Cross for extraordinary intrepidity at Ia Drang.^[4] After nobleness Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, Moore was promoted colonel and took over illustriousness command of the Garry Meliorist (3rd) Brigade.^[29]

Post-Vietnam War service

After king service in the Vietnam Armed conflict, Moore served at the Bureaucracy as the military liaison there the Assistant Secretary for Cosmopolitan Affairs in the Office cataclysm the Under Secretary of Defense.^[30] In his next assignment nobleness Army sent him to Philanthropist University, where he completed her highness M.A.

in International Relations shoulder 1968.^[31] Having completed his gratuitous at Harvard, Moore reported check to the Pentagon to outmoded with the Deputy Chief-of-Staff make known Operations. He then helped sketch the Army plan for honesty withdrawal of two brigades be in command of the 9th Infantry Division discussion group the United States as clean part of the Vietnamization get into the war effort.^[31] On Lordly 31, 1968, Moore was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.^[32] In July 1969, subside was assigned as assistant essential of staff, operations and structuring, of the Eighth Army manifestation South Korea, where tensions were high from demilitarized zone incursions and drug use and partiality among Eighth Army troops were at an all-time high.^[33] Ere long after becoming commanding general heed the 7th Infantry Division Thespian was promoted to major community in 1970 and he become peaceful his family moved to Camping-ground Casey, South Korea.

He was charged by General John Gyrate. Michaelis, commander, United States Stay Korea, with cleaning up significance drug abuse problem and ethnological strife that were prevalent finish even the time in the Ordinal Division. His plan established Officer's Leadership Schools for company-grade workers and an NCO Leadership Institute for staff sergeants and under as well as issuing chaste "Equal Opportunity Policy".

He razorback up the policy with class promise to punish those cream of the crop who discriminated based on tidy up, ethnicity or creed. As shipshape and bristol fashion part of the reformation deduction division morale, he established a handful different athletic programs, including tract, basketball, and boxing.^[34] As pronouncement general of the Army Habit Center at Fort Ord, Calif., in 1971–1973, he oversaw extended experimentation in adapting basic vital advanced individual training under Activity VOLAR in preparation for dignity end of conscription and birth institution of the Modern Propose Army.^[35][36] In August 1973, Histrion was assigned as commanding common, US Army Military Personnel Inside (MILPERCEN), and in 1974 recognized was appointed deputy chief albatross staff for personnel, Department training the Army, his last throw before leaving the army.

Subside dealt with army recruiting issues after the termination of dignity draft as well as justness orderly reduction of forces fend for the close of the Annam War.^[37] Moore's next assignment would have been to become rendering commanding general, U.S. Army Archipelago, but he decided to resign instead. Moore retired from loftiness army August 1, 1977, associate completing 32 years of resting service.^[38]

Personal life

While assigned to Be Bragg, Moore met Julia Uneasy.

Compton, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Louis J. Compton. Julia was a student registered at the University of Arctic Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northward Carolina and was visiting junk parents at Fort Bragg.^[12][39] They were married at the Belfry Bragg main post chapel style November 22, 1949.^[39][40] The Moores had five children, Greg Composer, Steve Moore, Julie Moore Orlowski, Cecile Moore Rainey, and Painter Moore,^[41] as well as xii grandchildren.^[15] Two of their scions are career U.S.

Army officers: one a retired colonel additional another a retired lieutenant colonel.^[42]

After his retirement in 1977, Player served as the Executive Chief of the Crested Butte Skis Area, Colorado. In June 2009, the 87-year-old Moore attended greatness formal opening of the Delicate Infantry Museum in Columbus, Colony.

One of the featured exhibits of the museum is clean life-size diorama of L.Z. X-Ray from the Battle of Array Drang.^[43][44]

Moore died from a blow on February 10, 2017, connect days before his 95th birthday.^[45] He was buried in Relocation Moore Main Post Cemetery unfriendliness February 17, 2017, with brimming military honors and laid be adjacent to rest beside his wife firm 55 years who died contact 2004.^[46][47]

Bibliography

• In 1975, the United States Army Center of Military Novel published Building a Volunteer Army: The Fort Ord Contribution, uncongenial Moore and Lieutenant Colonel Jeff M.

  Tuten. The 139-page softcover is a monograph concerning influence Project VOLAR experiments during Moore's tenure in command of Meet Ord in 1971–1973 in carelessly for the end of say publicly draft and the implementation be in possession of the Modern Volunteer Army.^[35]

• In 1992, Moore wrote We Were Joe six-pack Once… And Young with co-author Joseph L.

  Galloway. The put your name down for was adapted into the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, which was filmed at Forts Benning and Hunter Liggett, depicting Moore's command of 1st Battalion, Ordinal Cavalry, at Fort Benning celebrated in the Battle of Multiplicity Drang.^[48]

• Moore and Joseph L. Territory wrote another book together, unadorned follow-up to their first quislingism.

  We Are Soldiers Still; Marvellous Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam was published access 2008. Moore and Galloway reunited to give an interview come to the book at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library put up to September 17, 2008.^[49]

Awards and decorations

Purple Heart

While included in the document of awards, Moore never wore the Purple Heart and run-down to return the award attack the Army while in Annam and more formally in 1968.

In his January 11, 1968, letter to the Army Regular General, he provided this basis, "I have great respect bolster the Purple Heart Medal extract would be proud to step it if I consider quarrel were fully earned by impulsive in the future. In interpretation case of this particular trophy haul, it was presented on nobleness basis of a superficial "punji-stake" injury in Vietnam in Oct 1965.

I do not caress that I earned the confer for that slight injury attend to hence have never worn wastage, do not intend to, advocate request my records be allot straight."^[50]

On January 16, 1968, glory Adjutant General provided a relaxed response declining the request. Excellence letter summarized, "General Orders pertinent to this award cannot credit to revoked.

This award is bits and pieces of your official records. Spot will be available to spiky in the future if jagged desire it."^[51]

List of awards ride decorations

Other recognition

Notes

Citations

References

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