World War II Honoree

Lyle D. Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pateros, Washington

Honored By

Doris Moore Kinzel; LTC C.T. Borg, USA-Ret.

JOINED ARMY IN MARCH 1943 IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. TRAINED AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS WITH H TROOP, 29TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, USING HORSES AND MULES IN ANTICIPATION OF DEPLOYMENT TO THE FAR EAST, WHERE MULES WERE USED FOR TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES IN MOUNTAINOUS JUNGLE TERRAIN. IN EARLY 1944, WAS ASSIGNED TO CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS TO HELP TRAIN CHINESE ARMY UNITS AT RAMGARH, INDIA. IN SEPTEMBER 1944 WAS FLOWN OVER THE HUMP BY C-47 INTO SOUTHERN CHINA. ASSIGNED TO COMPANY 933, Y FORCE . ASSISTED IN TRAINING AND OPERATIONS OF CHINESE ARMY DIVISIONS. THE MISSION WAS TO CAPTURE AND REOPEN THE BURMA ROAD CONNECTING INDIA AND CHINA THROUGH BURMA TO ENABLE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WAR MATERIAL TO BE TRUCKED TO CHINESE FORCES FIGHTING THE JAPANESE. FIGHTING THAT ENSUED WAS IN VERY DIFFICULT TERRAIN, BUT THE MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL. DISCHARGED AT RANK OF SERGEANT. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.