Paul R Moore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Black and white portrait of man wearing WWII-era Air-Force flying gear of leather bomber jacket, white cravat, helmet and goggles. Goggles are on top of man’s head. Only the upper torso and head is visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling UPL 60758 UPL 60758 Paul R. Moore, Sgt., 751st BS, 457th BG

https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/cambridge-american-cemetery/

Object Number - UPL 60758 - Paul R. Moore, Sgt., 751st BS, 457th BG

Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 #42-97452 crashed into channel off Ostend. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5296.



Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings and ribbons on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. Only the head and upper torso of man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

Emanuel J Hauf

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803813
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97452

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD, USA 14 September 1942

Died

25 miles off Ostend, Belgium 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 #42-97452 crashed into channel off Ostend. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5296.

Born

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Glatton 28 May 1944 Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/cambridge-american-cemetery/

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292645/paul-r-moore

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529904521-paul-r-moore
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763247?terms=Paul%20R%20Moore
https://www.fold3.com/page/638544558-paul-r-moore/facts
https://www.fold3.com/page/87056800-paul-r-moore/facts
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292645/paul-r-moore

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ContributorAAM
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1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 5296 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5296 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Black and white portrait of man wearing WWII-era Air-Force flying gear of leather bomber jacket, white cravat, helmet and goggles. Goggles are on top of man’s head. Only the upper torso and head is visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Object number: UPL 60758 - Paul R. Moore, Sgt., 751st BS, 457th BG