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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Regiment:

    49th Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    November 28, 1950 – September 3, 1953

    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Captain William W. Moore (ASN: 0-16150), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces while serving on the ground as a Forward Air Controller on 28 November 1950, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 3 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.