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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Henry 'Harry' Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Shreveport, Louisiana

Honored By

Rebecca C. Kreutz

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WAS ONE OF 6 FLYING INSTRUCTORS SELECTED IN 1944 BY ARMY AIR FORCE TRAINING COMMAND TO RECEIVE HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING AT THE SIKORSKY FACTORY. WAS THEN TO SELECT AND TRAIN 15 MORE FIXED WING INSTRUCTORS AND SET UP A HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING SCHOOL. BY THE SUMMER OF 1944, THE SCHOOL WAS OFF AND RUNNING AT FREEMAN FIELD IN SEYMOUR, INDIANA. FROM THIS TIME UNTIL THE WAR ENDED THE SCHOOL WAS MOVED TWICE AND SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED OVER 200 PILOTS.