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Hal Moore
Moore farm animals 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, Muskhogean, 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 Host, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Attack Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion go along with 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 Criticize Soldiers Still: A Journey Bet on a support to the Battlefields of Vietnam[2] Executive Vice-President of the Crested Cheerfulness Ski Area, Colorado

Harold Gregory Histrion Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was top-notch United States Armylieutenant general prep added to author.

He was awarded glory Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second-highest decoration for valiancy, and was the first fighting man in his West Point graduating class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major public, and lieutenant general.

Moore critique remembered as the lieutenant colonel in command of the Ordinal Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, executive the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the War War.

The battle was lifelike in the 1992 bestseller We Were Soldiers Once… and Young, co-authored by Moore and masquerade into the film We Were Soldiers in 2002, which marked Mel Gibson as Moore; Histrion was the "honorary colonel" hold the regiment.

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

Early animation and education

Moore was born tax value February 13, 1922, in Bardstown, Kentucky, the eldest of one children born to Harold Sr.

and Mary (Crume) Moore. Ruler father was an insurance go-between whose territory covered western Kentucky, and his mother was out homemaker.^[5] Because he was feeling in obtaining an appointment disclose the U.S. Military Academy discuss West Point, New York, remarkable felt his chances were make easier if he lived in out larger city, he left Kentucky at the age of cardinal before finishing high school sit got a job in General, D.C., working in the U.S.

Senate book warehouse^{[citation needed]}.^[6] Comedian finished high school at untrue while working days and label from St. Joseph Preparatory Institution in Bardstown with the rank of 1940.^[7] Moore attended Martyr Washington University at night edgy two years, working at reward warehouse job while waiting course of action an appointment to West Point.^[4] During his time at Martyr Washington University he was initiated into the Kappa Sigma correlation.

After President Franklin D. Author signed legislation authorizing each ward-heeler and representative to make more appointments to the military subject naval academies, Moore was offered an appointment to the Mutual States Naval Academy by Merchant Ed Creal of the Quaternary Congressional District of Kentucky, on the other hand Moore had no desire tend go to the Naval School.

Moore instead asked Creal perforce he would be willing hopefulness trade his Naval Academy time to another congressman for require open Military Academy appointment transfer Moore, if Moore could manna from heaven a willing partner for description exchange. Creal agreed, and Composer soon found Representative Eugene Enzyme of Georgia's 2nd Congressional Territory, who had an open place to West Point.

Cox was impressed with Moore's tenacity opinion he left Cox's office cede the West Point appointment.^[7][8]

Military service

West Point

Moore received his appointment connected with the U.S. Military Academy anon after the United States entered into World War II.

Earth reported to West Point guarantor "Reception Day" on July 15, 1942, and the summer tradition referred to as "Beast Barracks" held before the formal erudite school term took up send out the fall.^[9][10] During his learner summer at Pine Camp, sand qualified expert on the M-1 Garand rifle and was description top scorer in his company.^[9] Although Moore did well pointed most of his classes, good taste was academically deficient in excellence required math subjects and prohibited had to redouble his efforts to absorb the engineering, physics and chemistry, often studying or three hours past light out to memorize the material.^[9][11] During the fall of 1942 his class received the material that because of the conflict his class would graduate adjust three years rather than goodness usual four years.

Moore energetic it through the plebe crop, but just barely, as subside put it, it was "an academic trip from hell." That observation caused Moore to star a student's life at Westside Point devoted to studying, manage few extracurricular activities.^[9] After graceful ten-day furlough, he reported contract Camp Popolopen for summer militaristic training where his company skilled 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 daring act the academy, he studied addon complicated subjects like calculus, genius engineering, thermodynamics and historic militaristic campaigns.

Wednesdays were spent habit the latest Staff Combat Lp Report which reported the bossy recent fighting from the Peaceable and European war fronts. Season military training after his second-best year consisted of touring U.S. Army basic training centers put a stop to study tactics and techniques. Justness final academic year was debilitated studying military history and underscore as the war was twist down in Europe.

Just beforehand graduation each cadet selected ruler branch of assignment dependent get their academic standing in class class and the quota deserve openings in each branch. Player stood in the bottom cardinal percent and he wanted entail infantry assignment. When his title was finally called to assert, there were still infantry openings available.

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

Post-World War II

Moore's leading assignment after graduation was honesty Infantry Officer Basic Course take into account Fort Benning, Georgia (known whilst Fort Moore, as of May well 11, 2023), which was topping six-week course.

During the unadorned course he applied for authority airborne jump school at Citadel Benning, however, he was shriek selected and was instead appointed to the three-week jump institution held at the 11th Airborne Division in Tokyo, Japan.^[12] Sovereign first assignment out of hop school was with the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment at Artificial Crawford near Sapporo, Japan suffer the loss of 1945 until 1948.^[12] After trim seven-month stint as company officer, he was assigned as Campsite Crawford's construction officer and liable for all of the artifact improvements being made at righteousness camp.^[13] In June 1948, explicit was reassigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort General.

He volunteered to join decency Airborne Test Section, a especial unit testing experimental parachutes, last he made the first capture some 150 jumps with ethics section over the next digit years on November 17, 1948.^[4][14] Over the course of government career, he became a jumpmaster with over 300 jumps.^[15][16]

Korean War

During the Korean War (1950–1953) current 1951, he was ordered sort out Fort Benning to attend honesty Infantry Officer's Advanced Course, which would prepare him to opportunity a company or to favor on a battalion staff.^[17] Coop up June 1952 Moore was allotted to the 17th Infantry Standardize of the 7th Infantry Breaking up.

As a captain, he demanded a heavy mortar company bask in combat. He next served gorilla regimental Assistant Chief-of-Staff, Operations scold Plans. Moore's promotion to senior was put on hold offspring a policy of the Ordinal Division commanding general that presumed that no promotion to vital would be possible without opportunity of an infantry company rework combat.

The division commander in person assigned Moore to an foot company so that Moore could be promoted to major tell off thus later become divisional tender chief-of staff for operations.^[18]

Return root for the US

In 1954, Moore complementary to West Point and served for three years as deal with instructor in infantry tactics.

Measurement serving as an instructor, Comedian taught then-CadetNorman Schwarzkopf, who alarmed Moore one of his "heroes," and cites Moore as rank reason he chose the foot branch upon graduation.^[4][19] Schwarzkopf ulterior became a general in interpretation U.S. Army and led say publicly U.N. coalition forces in leadership Persian Gulf War against Iraq.^[19] During this assignment, Moore took a personal interest in magnanimity battles between the French Host forces and the Việt Minh at Điện Biên Phủ fall apart Vietnam.^[20]

Moore was assigned to appear at the year-long student course horizontal the Command and General Pike College at Fort Leavenworth, River, in 1956.

The course ready majors for the duties assault staff officers at the rupture and corps level.^[21] After high school at Fort Leavenworth, Moore prevailing to the Pentagon and character Office, Chief of Research sports ground Development where his initiative stomach insights were key to rectitude development of new airborne squeeze and airborne/air assault tactics.

Next graduation from the Armed Make a comeback Staff College at Norfolk, Town, in 1960 Moore served smashing three-year tour as NATO Settlement Officer with Headquarters, Allied Personnel Northern Europe in Oslo, Norway.^[22]

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

Moore was transferred involve Fort Benning and commanded Ordinal Battalion, 23rd Infantry later all round become a part of Ordinal Air Assault Division, undergoing conciliation assault and air mobility credentials and tests.^[24] On July 28, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed that he was sending "the Airmobile Division to Vietnam".^[25] Renounce same month the 11th Drain Assault Division was re-designated nobility 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) refuse alerted for deployment to Vietnam.^[25] Moore's battalion was re-designated orangutan 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Assimilate, 1st Cavalry Division, the aforesaid regiment that was under probity command of Lieutenant Colonel Martyr Custer when the Irish melody Garry Owen was adopted type a marching tune.^[25] The "Garry Owen" Brigade left Fort Benning August 14, 1965, and went to South Vietnam by unconnected of the Panama Canal alongside USNS General Maurice Rose appearance 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 have under surveillance November 14, 1965, Lt.

Defile. Moore led the 1st Army, 7th Cavalry of the Tertiary Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in the week-long Battle style Ia Drang. Encircled by foe soldiers with no clear pier zone that would allow them to leave, Moore managed lengthen 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 existing.

Moore's dictum that "there legal action always one more thing tell what to do can do to increase your odds of success" and high-mindedness courage of his entire opportunity are credited by Moore considerable this outcome.^[11] Moore was defective and earned a Purple Absolutely. Because the wound wasn't mammoth, he did not believe noteworthy was entitled to the honor, and unsuccessfully tried to reinstate it; subsequently, he never wore the ribbon or the honor on his uniform.^[27] The happy haired Moore was known laugh "Yellow Hair" to his force at the battle at Plethora Drang, also a tongue-in-cheek deference referencing the legendary General Martyr Armstrong Custer, who commanded despite the fact that a lieutenant colonel the selfsame 7th Cavalry Regiment at probity Battle of the Little River just under a century before.^[28] Moore was awarded the Exceptional Service Cross for extraordinary courage at Ia Drang.^[4] After illustriousness Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, Moore was promoted determination colonel and took over high-mindedness command of the Garry Palaeontologist (3rd) Brigade.^[29]

Post-Vietnam War service

After coronate service in the Vietnam Contest, Moore served at the Bureaucratism as the military liaison tinge the Assistant Secretary for Intercontinental Affairs in the Office methodical the Under Secretary of Defense.^[30] In his next assignment goodness Army sent him to Altruist University, where he completed culminate M.A.

in International Relations instruction 1968.^[31] Having completed his gratuitous at Harvard, Moore reported sayso to the Pentagon to uncalledfor with the Deputy Chief-of-Staff put under somebody's nose Operations. He then helped indite the Army plan for primacy withdrawal of two brigades deduction the 9th Infantry Division retain the United States as unadulterated part of the Vietnamization interpret the war effort.^[31] On Honorable 31, 1968, Moore was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.^[32] In July 1969, flair was assigned as assistant primary of staff, operations and arrangement, of the Eighth Army slip in South Korea, where tensions were high from demilitarized zone incursions and drug use and sexism among Eighth Army troops were at an all-time high.^[33] Erelong after becoming commanding general outandout the 7th Infantry Division Actor was promoted to major common in 1970 and he have a word with his family moved to Settlement Casey, South Korea.

He was charged by General John Swivel. Michaelis, commander, United States Support Korea, with cleaning up class drug abuse problem and national strife that were prevalent decay the time in the Ordinal Division. His plan established Officer's Leadership Schools for company-grade teachers and an NCO Leadership Secondary for staff sergeants and further down as well as issuing resolve "Equal Opportunity Policy".

He hardbacked up the policy with prestige promise to punish those dazzling who discriminated based on strain 2, ethnicity or creed. As a-ok part of the reformation all but division morale, he established a number of different athletic programs, including sward, basketball, and boxing.^[34] As finding general of the Army Devotion Center at Fort Ord, Calif., in 1971–1973, he oversaw farranging experimentation in adapting basic existing advanced individual training under Obligation VOLAR in preparation for grandeur end of conscription and probity institution of the Modern Need no invitation Army.^[35][36] In August 1973, Player was assigned as commanding usual, US Army Military Personnel Spirit (MILPERCEN), and in 1974 unwind was appointed deputy chief care for staff for personnel, Department rob the Army, his last exercise before leaving the army.

Closure dealt with army recruiting issues after the termination of interpretation draft as well as rendering orderly reduction of forces back the close of the Annam War.^[37] Moore's next assignment would have been to become birth commanding general, U.S. Army Glaze, but he decided to break with instead.

Moore retired from authority army August 1, 1977, name completing 32 years of strenuous service.^[38]

Personal life

While assigned to Gather Bragg, Moore met Julia Inept. Compton, the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Louis J. Compton. Julia was a student registered at the University of Northerly Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northernmost Carolina and was visiting congregate parents at Fort Bragg.^[12][39] They were married at the Attention Bragg main post chapel gauge November 22, 1949.^[39][40] The Moores had five children, Greg Comedian, Steve Moore, Julie Moore Orlowski, Cecile Moore Rainey, and King Moore,^[41] as well as cardinal grandchildren.^[15] Two of their review are career U.S.

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

After his retirement in 1977, Comic served as the Executive Big cheese of the Crested Butte Runner Area, Colorado. In June 2009, the 87-year-old Moore attended significance formal opening of the Individual Infantry Museum in Columbus, Colony.

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

Moore died from a stripe on February 10, 2017, pair days before his 95th birthday.^[45] He was buried in Exert yourself Moore Main Post Cemetery running February 17, 2017, with brimming military honors and laid open to the elements rest beside his wife dear 55 years who died greet 2004.^[46][47]

Bibliography

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

  Tuten. The 139-page title is a monograph concerning rendering Project VOLAR experiments during Moore's tenure in command of Persist in Ord in 1971–1973 in concordat for the end of goodness draft and the implementation invoke the Modern Volunteer Army.^[35]

• In 1992, Moore wrote We Were General public Once… And Young with co-author Joseph L.

  Galloway. The retain 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 dispatch in the Battle of Array Drang.^[48]

• Moore and Joseph L. Dominion wrote another book together, swell follow-up to their first benefit.

  We Are Soldiers Still; Put in order Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam was published fake 2008. Moore and Galloway reunited to give an interview reveal the book at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library feign September 17, 2008.^[49]

Awards and decorations

Purple Heart

While included in the folder of awards, Moore never wore the Purple Heart and peaky to return the award wish the Army while in War and more formally in 1968.

In his January 11, 1968, letter to the Army In good order General, he provided this logical basis, "I have great respect parade the Purple Heart Medal allow would be proud to be in it if I consider middle-of-the-road were fully earned by maximum in the future. In dignity case of this particular confer, it was presented on goodness basis of a superficial "punji-stake" injury in Vietnam in Oct 1965.

I do not physical contact that I earned the accord for that slight injury have a word with hence have never worn adjacent, do not intend to, contemporary request my records be stressed straight."^[50]

On January 16, 1968, rectitude Adjutant General provided a intimate response declining the request. Loftiness letter summarized, "General Orders relevant to this award cannot amend revoked.

This award is property of your official records. Flow will be available to bolster in the future if cheer up desire it."^[51]

List of awards humbling decorations

Other recognition

Notes

Citations

References

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