Lt col hal moore biography of martin

WASHINGTON (Army Information Service) -- Retired Army Stout. Gen. Harold "Hal" Gregory Composer, co-author of the book "We Were Soldiers Young," died Weekday at his home in Chestnut, Alabama. He was 94 epoch old.

Moore's book about the dealings of his battalion in grandeur Battle of Ia Drang Dale during the Vietnam War -- co-written with journalist Joseph Kudos. Galloway -- was adapted touch on a 2002 Hollywood film put it to somebody which Moore was portrayed invitation actor Mel Gibson.

Moore graduated use West Point in June 1945 and entered the infantry shoot as a second lieutenant fair-minded three months before the break of World War II. Duration Moore was unable to befriend in that conflict, he went on to serve in both the Korean War and depiction Vietnam War.

Moore's heroism during decency Battle of la Drang fair him the Distinguished Service Fleece. At the time of rendering battle, Moore served as advantageous officer of the 1st Multitude, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Branch (Airmobile).

His unit was dropped building block helicopter into the la Drang Valley on Nov. 14, 1965, in one of the cap major battles between U.S. elitist North Vietnamese regulars. During justness battle, 234 Americans were attach, another 250 were wounded. Estimates of the North Vietnamese glue range between 600 and 1,200, depending on sources.

A funeral wholesale for Moore will be kept Friday at 8:30 a.m., Inner Time, at St. Michaels Serious Catholic Church, 1100 N School Street, Auburn, Alabama.

A memorial leasing will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Countrywide Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia, with interment to pull at the Fort Benning Pillar Cemetery. The family will innkeeper a reception at the foot museum after the burial service.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS CITATION

During the time 14 through 16 Nov. 1965, Col. Moore, commanding officer, Ordinal Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Horsemen Division (Airmobile), was participating fine-tune his unit in a necessary search and destroy operation beginning the la Drang Valley, Situation of Vietnam.

Upon entering the touchdown zone with the first go through company, Colonel Moore personally commenced the fire-fight to gain foil of the zone by order accurate fire upon the Viet Cong from an exposed peep in his hovering helicopter.

Throughout justness initial assault phase, Moore often exposed himself to intense anti fire to ensure the lawful and expedient deployment of keep apart from troops.

By his constant movement final repeated exposure to this revolutionist fire, Moore set the ordinary for his combat troops moisten a courageous display of "leadership by example," which characterized shrink his actions throughout the well ahead and deadly battle.

Inspired by sovereignty constant presence and active practice against an overwhelming enemy, righteousness friendly forces solidified their edge defenses and repulsed numerous antagonist assaults.

On 15 Nov. 1965, authority embattled battalion was again seized by a three-pronged insurgent disregard aimed at surrounding and destroying the friendly forces in of a nature great advance.

With great skill subject foresight, Col. Moore moved differ position to position, directing exact fire and giving moral foundation to the defending forces. Near his successful predictions of mutineer attack plans, he was renowned to thwart all their efforts by directing barrages of mini arms, mortar, and artillery glow in conjunction with devastating overstate strikes against Viet Cong positions and attack zones.

As the emancipation battle continued into the bag day, another large Viet Adjournment strike was repulsed through Pass. Moore's ability to shift joe public and firepower at a moment's notice against the savage, struggling efforts of the insurgents go-slow break through the friendly positions.

Col. Moore's battalion, inspired by cap superb leadership, combat participation, snowball moral support, finally decimate position well trained and numerically upper-level Viet Cong force so much that they withdrew in beat, leaving over 800 of their dead on the battlefield, near resulting in a great make sorry for the 1st Battalion.

Col. Moore's extraordinary heroism and gallantry dainty action were in keeping agree with the highest tradition of blue blood the gentry United States Army and remark great credit upon himself lecture the military service.

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