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Robert H. Moore

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Robert H. Moore
Captain Robert H. Moore in 1950
Born(1924-05-13)May 13, 1924
Hillsboro, Texas
DiedJanuary 1978
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross (3)

Robert Harold Moore (13 May 1924 – January 1978) was a United States Air Force flying ace of the Korean War, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in the war, all as a member of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing.[1][2][3] Moore made his first kill on 28 October 1951 and fifth on 3 April 1952, all while flying the North American F-86 Sabre and all with the 16th Fighter Squadron except for one kill made with the 336th Fighter Squadron. He was the ninth American ace of the war.[4]

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Sources

  • Gurney, Gene (1958), Five Down and Glory: A History of the American Air Ace, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons (1972 Arno Press edition ISBN 0-405-03764-3)
  • Varhola, Michael J. (2000), Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953, Mason City, IA: Da Capo Press, ISBN 978-1-882810-44-4