Moore, Orville Robert 1a 1b

Birth Name Moore, Orville Robert
Gender male
Age at Death 25 years, 9 months, 3 days

Notes

Note

There are two Find a Grave memorials for Orville Moore. One has his date of death as 1 April 1944 and burial in Old Rose Hill Cemetery. The other has his date of death as 1 April 1945 and burial at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, listed on tablets of the missing.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 28 Jun 1919 Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America    
Census 1 Jan 1920 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Hugh F. Moore Household, 1920 Census 2a
  State (or Territory) of: Iowa 2a
  County of: Mahaska 2a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 95 2a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 96 2a
  Page No.: 4A 2a
  Division of County: White Oak township 2a
  Enumeration Date: 26, 27, & 28 January 1920 2a
  Name: Moore, Orvil 2a
  Relationship to head: son 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Age: 7/12 2a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 2a
  Place of birth: Iowa 2a
  Place of birth of father: Iowa 2a
  Place of birth of mother: Iowa 2a
  Occupation: none 2a
Census 1 Jun 1925 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Hugh F. Moore Household, 1925 Iowa Census 3a
  Name: Moore, Orvil 3a
  Relation: son 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color or Race: W 3a
  Age: 5 3a
  Marital Status: S 3a
  Attended Grade School: x 3a
  Highest Grade Rural School: 1 3a
  Months in School 1924: 4 3a
  Able to Read: yes 3a
  Able to Write: yes 3a
  Place of Birth: Iowa 3a
  Father's Name: Moore, Hugh F. 3a
  Father's Place of Birth: Iowa 3a
  Father's Age: 31 3a
  Mother's Name: Hackley, Goldia 3a
  Mother's Place of Birth: Iowa 3a
  Mother's Age: 28 3a
  Parents Place of Marriage: Iowa 3a
  Church: none 3a
Census 1 Apr 1930 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Hugh F. Moore Household, 1930 Census 4a
  State of: Iowa 4a
  County of: Mahaska 4a
  Division of County: White Oak township 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 62-31 4a
  Sheet No.: 2B 4a
  Enumeration Date: 15 April 1930 4a
  Name: Moore, Orville R. 4a
  Relationship to head: son 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Age: 11 4a
  Marital condition: S 4a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: yes 4a
  Able to read and write: yes 4a
  Place of birth: Iowa 4a
  Place of birth of father: Iowa 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Iowa 4a
  Able to speak English: yes 4a
  Occupation: none 4a
Death 1 Apr 1945 English Channel, North Atlantic Ocean    
Note

WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings:

Name:  Orville R. Moore

Death Date:  1 Apr 1945
Cemetery:  Tablets of The Missing At Cambridge American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot:  Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City:  Cambridge
Cemetery Country:  England

War:  World War II
Awards:  Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title:  Lieutenant Junior Grade
Rank:  Lieutenant Junior Grade
Service:  U.S. Navy
Service ID:  O-112015
Division:  United States Naval Reserve
Data Source:  World War II Honor Roll

He was lost on his 50th mission flying a B-24 off the coast of England. His body was never recovered. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart.

Burial   Old Rose Hill Cemetery, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Moore, Hugh Ferrell14 Dec 189319 Oct 1977
Mother Hackley, Golda Isabelle26 Mar 189625 Aug 1991
    Brother     Moore, Everett W. 10 Apr 1918 10 Feb 1994
         Moore, Orville Robert 28 Jun 1919 1 Apr 1945
    Sister     Moore, Maxine Lois 20 Dec 1920 28 Jan 2017
    Sister     Moore, Helen Francine 3 Mar 1923 28 Feb 2000

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 47324769
      • Page: Memorial ID 56292644
  2. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 95, Enumeration District 96, Sheet 4A, Lines 3-6
      • 1920 Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Iowa
  3. 1925 Iowa State Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1925
      • Page: White Oak township, Mahaska county (pages 59-61), Lines 142-147
      • 1925 Iowa Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county
      • 1925 Iowa Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county
      • 1925 Iowa Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county
  4. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Iowa, Enumeration District 62-31, Supervisor's District 12, Sheet 2B, Lines 62-67
      • 1930 Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Iowa

Generated by Gramps 5.2.1
Last change was the 2023-10-29 19:44:57