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===Service===
Moore joined the Army Air Service in 1917 as part of the Officers Reserve Corp. He served as an artillery observer with [[7th Field Artillery]], flying with [[88th Aero Squadron]], under the 26th Division.<ref>https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/26216859/frank-murchison-moore</ref> Missions assigned the 88th involved: short-range visual reconnaissance, short-range photographic, adjustment of light artillery fire, and infantry contact probes.<ref>Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 72d, 73d, 85th, and 88th–90th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.</ref>
===Death===
Moore was killed in action on 2 September 1918, during the [[Battle of Fismes and Fismette]].<ref>https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/26216859/frank-murchison-moore</ref>
===References===
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Second Lieutenant Frank Murchison Moore (4 July 1894 - 2 September 1918) was an officer with the United States Army Air Service during the Great War. He was killed in action in the waning months of that conflict. Moore Air Force Base, northwest of Mission, Texas, was named in his honor.[1]
Background
Moore is listed as a native of Houston, Texas. He attended Washington & Lee University from 1912 to 1916.[2]
Service
Moore joined the Army Air Service in 1917 as part of the Officers Reserve Corp. He served as an artillery observer with 7th Field Artillery, flying with 88th Aero Squadron, under the 26th Division.[3] Missions assigned the 88th involved: short-range visual reconnaissance, short-range photographic, adjustment of light artillery fire, and infantry contact probes.[4]
Death
Moore was killed in action on 2 September 1918, during the Battle of Fismes and Fismette.[5]
References
- ^ https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/26216859/frank-murchison-moore
- ^ https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=175047
- ^ https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/26216859/frank-murchison-moore
- ^ Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 72d, 73d, 85th, and 88th–90th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ^ https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/26216859/frank-murchison-moore