Harold Gregory Moore Sr.

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Harold Gregory Moore Sr. was a highly decorated U.S. Army lieutenant general best known for commanding American forces in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War and co-authoring the book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young."

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Harold Gregory Moore Sr. canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer ⓘ
author ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hal Moore ⓘ
awardReceived Air Medal ⓘ
Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ
Bronze Star Medal ⓘ
Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ
Legion of Merit ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ
Silver Star ⓘ
battle Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ
birthDate 1922-02-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Bardstown, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
linked to: Bardstown, Kentucky
burialPlace Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery ⓘ
coAuthorWith Joseph L. Galloway ⓘ
Mike Guardia ⓘ
commanded 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2017-02-10 ⓘ
deathPlace Auburn, Alabama, United States ⓘ
education United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName Moore ⓘ
fullName Harold Gregory Moore Sr. ⓘ
genre military history ⓘ
givenName Harold ⓘ
hasHonorificSuffix Sr. ⓘ
memberOfClass United States Military Academy Class of 1945 ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank lieutenant general ⓘ
notableFor commanding U.S. forces in the Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ
notableWork We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam ⓘ
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young ⓘ
numberOfChildren 5 ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
portrayedBy Mel Gibson ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Auburn, Alabama, United States ⓘ
serviceEnd 1977 ⓘ
serviceStart 1945 ⓘ
spouse Julia Compton Moore ⓘ
subjectOf film We Were Soldiers ⓘ

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Hal Moore → fullName → Harold Gregory Moore Sr. ⓘ
subject linked to: Lieutenant General Hal Moore
Harold Gregory Moore Sr. → fullName → Harold Gregory Moore Sr. ⓘ