World War II Honoree

Thurman D. Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Sebastopol, California

Honored By

Grace Moore, Debra Moore, and Lorna Willard

Relationship

Wife and Daughters

ACTIVE DUTY 6 JANUARY 1943-2 JUNE 1946. BASIC TRAINING AT FARRAGUT NAVAL STATION, IDAHO. COMPLETED NAVY TRAINING SCHOOL (RADIO), UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, IDAHO ON 2 AUGUST 1943. HE SERVED ON 3 MERCHANT MARINE CARGO SHIPS WITHIN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A RADIO MORSE CODE OPERATOR, RADIOMAN THIRD CLASS. HIS SHIPS WERE MV CAPE ALEXANDER AND MV CAPE SAN ANTONIO. HE MADE TWO TRIPS TO GUAM, AND HE CROSSED THE EQUATOR TWICE. HE SAILED APPROXIMATELY 9,500 MILES AT A NAUTICAL SPEED OF 11-13 KNOTS. HE SERVED AT KOSSOL ROADS WHERE HIS SHIP RE-SUPPLIED TROOPS. HE SERVED AT PELELIU AND THE ULITHI CAMPAIGNS. HE SERVED AT ENIWETOK, MARSHALL ISLANDS CAMPAIGN.