World War II Honoree

James Benjamin Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

McColl, South Carolina

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Relationship

Classmate

HAVING BEEN COMMISSIONED IN THE MARINE CORPS ON GRADUATION FROM CLEMSON IN 1939, HE WAS ALREADY ON ACTIVE DUTY WHEN WWII BEGAN. HE RECEIVED FLIGHT TRAINING AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. AS A MARINE PILOT, HE COMMANDED MARINE SQUADRONS IN THE PACIFIC AND CHINESE THEATERS OF OPERATIONS. HE RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR MEDAL, THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, A BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH VALOR, THE CHINESE SERVICE MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL. AND WAS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE CHINESE AIR FORCE.