Born 24 February 1930

Private Moore was a member of the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea.

Buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery, W, 157

The Chattanooga Daily Times, 1 July 1951
The body of Pvt. Frank Moore Jr., son of Mrs. Ollie Moore, Chattanooga, and Frank Moore Sr., Huntsville, Ala., who was killed in action April 25 in Korea, will be returned to Chattanooga for burial. Pvt. Moore was a member of the 25th Infantry Division and formerly attended Chattanooga Avenue School here. Survivors are his parents; sister, Mrs. Sue B. Smith, Misses Lucile and Amanda Moore; brother, Allen Moore; grandmother, Mrs. Annie Wade, Chattanooga; great-grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Humphrey, Huntsville; aunts, Mrs. Mary Billingsley, Chattanooga; Mrs. Mattie Pruett, Nashville; uncle, Eddie Billingsley Sr., Chattanooga.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 24 February 1930
  • Date of death: 23 April 1951
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Chattanooga
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
  • Conflict: Korean War
  • Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantrymans Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic of Korea War Service Medal
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XX, Middle Panel
  • Sponsored by: Wilfred E Smith, Leland George

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