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James
Edward
Moore
1902-11-29

–

1986-01-28

Born:

New Bedford

, 

Massachusetts

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

James Moore graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1924. He retired as a U.S. Army General in 1963.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1942 to 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 2 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Edward Moore (ASN: 0-15650), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 1942 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    General

    Action Date:

    February 1955 – June 1963
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 32 (July 17, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to General James E. Moore (ASN: 0-15650), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarter Allied Powers Europe, during the period February 1955 to June 1963.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1943
    War Department, General Orders No. 48 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel James Edward Moore (ASN: 0-15650), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States AS Chief of Staff, 30th Infantry Division, from 1942 to 1943.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944
    War Department, General Orders No. 2 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Edward Moore (ASN: 0-15650), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff of the FOURTH Army from 1943 to 1944.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 57 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General James Edward Moore (ASN: 0-15650), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff of the NINTH Army from 1944 to 1945.