World War II Honoree

Leighton Hunter Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Charlotte, North Carolina

Honored By

Calvin P. Moore

Relationship

Brother

SERVED AS CREW CHIEF OF LIEUTENANT EMIL BERTZA'S P-47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER-BOMBER 'BERT'S BUGGY' WHICH FLEW 107 CONSECUTIVE DIVE-BOMBING AND STRAFING MISSIONS OVER FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. HE ARRIVED IN NORMANDY SOON AFTER D-DAY TO AID IN OPERATING ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN AIR STRIPS IN FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN MAINTAINING FIGHTER PLANES IN OPERATIONAL CONDITION DESPITE MINIMUM MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AND HEAVY OPERATIONAL DEMANDS.