Rank and Name, Fireman Second Class Charles Alvin Moore.
Unit/Placed in, USS LST-447 Tank Landing Ship, United States Naval Reserve.
USS LST-447 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
The tank landing ship was sunk off Okinawa on 7 April 1945, following a kamikaze attack. She was struck from the Navy list on 2 June 1945.
Charles is born approx. on Oct 19, 1887 in Medford, Massachusetts.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Charles enlisted the service in Arizona with service number # 5556745.
Charles died no record on Nov. 23, 1943, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Charles is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Middle Farms Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160447.htm
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
