Arch A. Moore Jr.
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| 28th and 30th Governor of West Virginia | |
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In office January 14, 1985 – January 16, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Caperton |
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In office January 13, 1969 – January 17, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Hulett Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
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In office September 15, 1971 – June 7, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Warren Hearnes |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Mandel |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Mollohan |
| Succeeded by | Bob Mollohan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. April 16, 1923 Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2015 (aged 91) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Shelley Riley (1949–2014) |
| Children | 3 (including Shelley) |
| Education |
Lafayette College West Virginia University, Morgantown (BA, LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank |
 Sergeant
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| Unit |
Infantry, Naval Flight Officer Navy Reserve |
| Battles/wars |
World War II • European Theater of Operations |
| Awards |
 Bronze Star Purple Heart Combat Infantryman Badge European Theater of Operations Ribbon, 3 battle stars
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Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (April 16, 1923 – January 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia. He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952. He was elected the 28th and 30th Governor of West Virginia from 1969 until 1977 and again from 1985 until 1989. Amid allegations of corruption he ran for reelection in 1988, but was unseated by Democrat Gaston Caperton.
He was eventually prosecuted for and pleaded guilty to five felony charges. In 1990 he was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. He served over three years before his release. As a result of his conviction, Moore was disbarred and forfeited his state pension. In 1995, he paid a settlement of $750,000 to the state.
Moore was born in Moundsville, West Virginia, in the state's industrial northern panhandle, the son of Genevieve (née Jones) and Archie Alfred Moore. He briefly attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, before he was drafted for World War II service. He was in the Army Specialized Training Program training to be an engineer, but military manpower requirements changed and he was sent to the infantry. He received a disfiguring wound in the jaw from enemy machine gun fire in Germany, November 1944. Moore was left for dead for two days in a German farmer's beet field after 33 of the 36 members of his platoon died in battle. Sergeant Moore was decorated with the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman's Badge and European Theater of Operations Ribbon with three battle stars.
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