More detail on this person: He enlisted in the
Army in June 1942 and deployed with the 609th
Artillery Battalion in the European theater, where
he earned his first Air Medal. While serving as a
commanding officer in Korea, he was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross and the United
Kingdom's Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry
in action while withstanding an enemy assault
which threatened to isolate the British
Commonwealth Brigade. Other decorations and
recognitions include Legion of Merit with three
oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air
Medal with 22 oak leaf clusters and Vietnamese
Cross of Gallantry with silver star, and member
of the Field Artillery Hall of Fame. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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During Col. Moore's military career he held many
command and staff positions including Commander,
101st Airborne Division Artillery, Vietnam;
Director of Instruction, Fort Rucker, AL;
commander, 145th Combat Aviation Battalion,
Vietnam; personnel/administration and security
officer, Fort Rucker, Ala.; instructor and
supervisor of field artillery and missile gunnery;
Commander, U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center
and School, Fort Wolters; and commander, U.S.
Army technical assistance field teams, Iran.
After from the Army, he was Director of Training
for Bell Helicopter International, Esfahan, Iran;
and assistant to the president, Bell Helicopter
International, Bedford, TX. Col. Moore continued
his education while in the service, earning a
bachelor of science degree and a master of science
in international relations.
His first wife, Phyllis McBeth Moore, preceded him
in death. He is survived by wife, Vera May Moore;
son, Russell James Moore; stepson, Charles
Johnson; stepdaughter, Amy Sims and husband,
Tony; daughters-in-law, Shirley Moore and Jan
Moore; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family wishes
donations be made to the Army Aviation
Association of America Scholarships Fund, 755
Main St., Suite 4D, Monroe, Conn. 06468.
Howard M. Moore, 89, passed away Monday, Dec.
7, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at University
Christian Church. Interment: 1 p.m. Friday in Fort
Sill Cemetery in Fort Sill, Okla. Memorials: In
lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations be
made to the Army Aviation Association of America
Scholarships Fund, 755 Main St., Suite 4D,
Monroe, Conn. 06468.
Col. Moore was born Aug. 30, 1920 in Condon,
Ore., to Roscoe and Cora Teague Moore. He
interrupted his civilian education in June 1942 to
enlist in the Army. His first deployment was with
the 609th Artillery Battalion in the European
theater, where he earned his first flying Air
Medal. While serving as a commanding officer in
Korea, he was awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross and the United Kingdom's Military Cross for
conspicuous gallantry in action while withstanding
an enemy assault on his position, which threatened
to isolate the British Commonwealth Brigade. Other
decorations and recognitions include Legion of
Merit with three oak leaf clusters, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Air Medal with 22 oak leaf clusters
and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with silver
star, and member of the Field Artillery Hall of
Fame.
During Col. Moore's military career he held many
command staff positions of high responsibility and
authority, which included command 101st Airborne
Division Artillery, Vietnam; director of
instruction at Fort Rucker, Ala.; commander, 145th
Combat Aviation Battalion, Vietnam;
personnel/administration and security officer,
Fort Rucker, Ala.; instructor and supervisor of
field artillery and missile gunnery; commander,
U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center and School,
Fort Wolters; and commander, U.S. Army technical
assistance field teams, Iran.
Retiring from the Army, he became the director of
training at Bell Helicopter International,
Esfahan, Iran; and assistant to the president,
Bell Helicopter International, responsible for all
personnel activities supporting 3,500 employees in
Bedford.
Col. Moore continued his education while in the
service, earning a bachelor of science degree and
a master of science in international relations.
While in the military, he also studied nuclear
weapons, rotary wing transition, instrument flying
(fixed and rotary wing) and many other disciplines
of flying.
To know the man is to love him. Lasting memories
of the colonel are as a gallant soldier who served
his country with distinction and valor and lived
his personal life nobly. He will be sorely
missed.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents;
brothers, Roy and Norman Moore; half brother,
William Booher; son, Gregory Gordon Moore; and
Howard's first wife, Phyllis McBeth Moore, mother
of his sons.
Survivors: Wife, Vera May Moore; son, Russell
James Moore; stepson, Charles Johnson;
stepdaughter, Amy Sims and husband, Tony;
daughters-in-law, Shirley Moore and Jan Moore; six
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many
nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
I had often wondered what had happened to COL
Moore after I left Vietnam in 1971, returned to
serve in the Pentagon for 6 more years and retired
from the Army for a civilian career at the
newly-created U.S. Department of Energy. I was
saddened to learn, through your obituary of COL
Moore, that he had passed away several years ago.
After having served as DivArty S-1 and
subsequently Asst. Chief of Staff of the 101st
Airborne Division (Airmobile) in late 1969 and
early 1970, I was fortunate to be selected for
command of the 2d Battalion, 320th Artillery as a
promotable Major. COL Moore literally took me
under his wing, personally flew me around the
area of operations, familiarized me with the
terrain and taught me how to adjust artillery fire
from an observation helicopter, something I had
never before done, especially not in the difficult
hills of Central Vietnam. I greatly valued and
respected COL Moore as a mentor and I was sad to
see him leave DivArty before I actually assumed
command of my battalion. I wholeheartedly agree
with the line in COL Moore's obituary that reads:
"To know the man, was to love him."
From: Harold H. Brandt LTC, USA (Ret)