Frank Murchison Moore
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Frank Murchison Moore | |
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| Born | 4 July 1894 Houston, Texas, US |
| Died | 2 September 1918 (aged 24) |
| Alma mater | Washington & Lee University |
| Occupation | U.S. Army Air Service aviator |
| Awards | Citation Star |
Second Lieutenant Frank Murchison Moore (4 July 1894 - 2 September 1918) was an officer with the United States Army Air Service during the Great War. He was killed in action in the waning months of that conflict. Moore Air Force Base, northwest of Mission, Texas, was named in his honor.
Moore was a native of Houston, Texas. He attended Washington & Lee University from 1912 to 1916.[1]
Service
Moore joined the Army Air Service in 1917 as part of the Officers Reserve Corps. He served as an artillery observer with 7th Field Artillery, flying with 88th Aero Squadron, under the 26th Division.
Missions assigned the 88th involved: short-range visual reconnaissance, short-range photographic, adjustment of light artillery fire, and infantry contact probes.[2]
Death
Moore was killed in action on 2 September 1918, during the Battle of Fismes and Fismette. While flying from Ferme des Greves Aerodrome, he was shot down during combat with eight German aircraft near Fismes, France, killed in the crash landing. One source says that he shot down three enemy aircraft during that action but no official credit to that fact can be found.[1]