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First Name: Richard

Last Name: Moore

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Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Middle Name: Curtis



Date of Birth: 24 November 1880

Date of Death: 21 August 1966

Rank: Major General

Years Served:
Richard Curtis Moore

   
Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1903

Engagements:
•  World War I (1914 - 1918)
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Richard Curtis Moore
Major General, U.S. Army

Richard Curtis Moore was born on 24 November 1880.

His military career began upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1903 when he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.

After serving on the General Staff in Europe during World War I, he was promoted to Brigadier General. During World War II, he served as the G-4 Supply Commanding Officer in charge of transportation, traffic and Army property. After the war, he was promoted to Major General and commanded combat engineers and headed up the Atlantic Sector of the Canal Zone.

Death and Burial

Major General Richard Curtis Moore died on 21 August 1966. He is buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, KS.



Honoree ID: 2876   Created by: MHOH

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