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Bidwell
Moore

Born:

, 

Tennessee

Home:

Baltimore

, 

Maryland

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Bidwell Moore graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1940. He retired in 1965 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Defense Intelligence Agency

    Action Date:

    1962 – 1965
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Bidwell Moore (ASN: 0-23248), 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 with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1962 to 1965.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    5th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    1st Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    June 14, 1944
    Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 55 (August 1, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) Bidwell Moore (ASN: 0-23248), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Service Battery, 5th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Normandy, France, on 14 June 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Moore, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.