World War II Honoree

Thomas Keith Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wapanucka, Oklahoma

Honored By

Kelli Moore-Valdez

Relationship

Granddaughter

HE SERVED MOSTLY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING THE WAR. HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR ON THE USS CALIFORNIA WHEN IT WAS BOMBED DURING PEARL HARBOR. HE WAS ALSO ON VARIOUS SHIPS DURING THE WAR; USS NEW MEXICO, USS PENSYLVANIA, USS WEST VIRGINIA, USS NORTH CAROLINA, USS WASHINGTON, USS INDIANA. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS OPERATION, CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF SAIPAN, BATTLE OF PHILIPPINE SEA, CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF GUAM, PALAU-YAP-ULITHI RAID. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF PELELIU AND ANGUAR. HE WAS AT THE BOMBARDMENT OF IWO JIMA IN FEBRUARY 1945. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1947 AFTER SERVING 6 YEARS WITH THE U.S. NAVY. HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING HONORS: PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN SERVICE AREA RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA SERVICE RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.