William G. Moore Jr.
| William Grover Moore Jr. | |
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General William G. Moore Jr., CINC, Military Airlift Command
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| Born |
May 18, 1920 Waco, Texas |
| Died | March 18, 2012 (aged 91) Huntsville, Alabama |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1979 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
777th Bombardment Squadron 3rd Bombardment Group 314th Troop Carrier Wing 839th Air Division Rapid Strike 834th Air Division Twenty-Second Air Force Thirteenth Air Force Pacific Command |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Cold War Korean War Vietnam War |
William Grover Moore Jr. (May 18, 1920 – March 18, 2012) was a General in the United States Air Force and the former commander-in-chief of Military Airlift Command. Moore is a combat veteran with 100 missions flown during World War II and the Korean War, and more than 140 missions in the Vietnam War.
Moore was born in Waco, Texas in 1920, and began his military career in 1940 by enlisting in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. He graduated in May 1941 with a commission as a second lieutenant.
During World War II, Moore commanded the 777th Bombardment Squadron, 464th Bombardment Group, Fifteenth Air Force, in Italy, logging 35 combat missions in B-24 Liberators. After World War II, he served as commandant of students at the Army Air Forces Aircraft Observer and Bombardier School at Mather Field, California.
During the Korean War, he commanded the 3rd Bombardment Group based at Kunsan Air Base, from where he led 65 combat missions in B-26 Marauder medium bombers.
From January 1953 to August 1956, he served at Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington D.C., in the Directorate of Operations, and from August 1957 to 1961 he was assigned to Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, where he served as assistant deputy chief of staff, operations. He entered the National War College, Washington D.C., in August 1961.
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