World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Warren C. Moore
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Seattle, Washington
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-547092. PILOT WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 (SERIAL # 44-40205, THE MOOSE), ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE BOMBER EXPLODED AND CRASHED NEAR GEHRDEN, GERMANY. HE BAILED OUT AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.