J. S. Moore
born "Jesse Stribling Moore"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 520806
February 8, 1926
in Monroe, LA
Jesse Stribling “JS” Moore Sr. (d. 1936)
Blanche (McInnis) Moore
Texas City Central High (1943)
Recent graduate
March 9, 1943
at San Antonio, TX
February 21, 1944
from Fourth Signal Battalion
July 8, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
July 8, 1944
Killed in action
124 First Avenue North, Texas City, TX – home of mother, Mrs. Blanche Moore (later Mrs. Blanche Holder)
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Seventh Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Rifle Range Detachment, MCB San Diego, as a student coach. Range instructor from October 1943 – January 1944.
Transferred to Fourth Marine Division on 19 January 1944; assigned to Fourth Signal Battalion for transit to Hawaii.
Reassigned to Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines on 21 February 1944.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 746 (BARman)
Important Events:
July 8, 1944 – killed in action (multiple unspecified wounds); exact details unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (July 8, 1944)
Citation
Service Stories
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