World War II Honoree

Ernest M. 'Mickey' Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED AS A P-51 ‘MUSTANG’ FIGHTER PILOT AND AS COMMANDER OF VII FIGHTER COMMAND IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. BRIGADIER GENERAL MOORE COMMANDED THE VII FIGHTER COMMAND, 7TH AIR FORCE, FROM MAY, 1944 TO SEPTEMBER, 1945. STATIONED AT FORT SHAFTER, HICKAM FIELD, AND FORT KAMEHAMEHA IN THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII IN 1944-1945 AS PART OF THE HAWAIIAN DEFENSE SYSTEM. HE LED THE FIRST FLIGHT OF P-51 AIRCRAFT TO IWO JIMA IN THE BONIN ISLANDS IN MARCH, 1945 WHERE HIS COMMAND WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATE. PARTICIPATED IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE-JAPAN, WESTERN PACIFIC, RYUKYUS, AND CHINA OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.