More detail on this person: Colonel Bobby L.
Moore was Commander of Ft. Sam Houston from
February 28, 1986 to August 31, 1987.
A native of Indian Creek, Texas, Col. Moore
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas
Technological University in 1957. He earned a
Master's Degree from Central Michigan University.
He is a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge.
Col. Moore also holds the Legion of Merit,
Distinguished Flying Cross (one oak leaf cluster),
the Bronze Star (one oak leaf cluster), the
Meritorious Service Medal (three oak clusters),
and 28 awards of the Air Medal; and numerous
other awards.
Shortly after he began his Army career in 1957,
Col. Moore was a company commander with the
27th Infantry in Hawaii, and then served as
Brigade Aviation Officer with the 25th Infantry
Division, Hawaii. He served in Korea one year,
1959-1960. He served in Vietnam twice, the first
assignment from 1966-1967; and was an aviation
platoon leader, 229th Aviation Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division. Col. Moore returned in 1968-1969
as Executive Officer, 118th Assault Helicopter
Company, 45th Aviation Battalion, and Company
Commander, 155th Assault Helicopter Company,
105h Aviation Battalion. He served at the U.S.
Army Aviation School, Ft. Rucker, Alabama, as
Flight Commander in the Department of Tactics. In
a previous tour at Ft. Sam Houston, 1970-1973,
Col. Moore was Chief of Operations Branch, Office
of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and
Training, Headquarters Fifth U.S. Army. From there
he went to assignments as Battalion Commander,
10th Aviation Battalion, Ft. Lewis, Washington;
and as chief of training in the Department of the
Army Inspector General's Office in Washington D.C.
He served as Senior Army Advisor to the WI
National Guard, Madison, WI, 1979-1982. Before
coming to Ft. Sam Houston as Commander in
1985, he was Commander, U.S. Military
Community Activity and Deputy Commander in
Bamberg, Germany.
Following retirement, he was Executive Director of
the San Antonio Food Bank for seven years.
Bob is predeceased by his parents, Katy and Heber
Moore; son John Matthew; and daughter, Carolyn
Denise. He and his wife Joy have three children:
Marilyn of San Antonio; Leslie and husband Robert
of Tyler, TX; and son Stephen and wife Lauren of
Dallas. They proudly claim four grandsons:
Mitchell and wife Tabitha of Georgia, Zachary of
Tyler, and Matthew and Charlie of Dallas.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday,
January 4, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Porter Loring
Mortuary North.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San
Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial information: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio TX
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