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Chester Ward Moore
18 Jun 1923 – 2 May 1999
| Birth | 18 Jun 1923 |
| Death | 2 May 1999 |
| Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery Fredericksburg , Gillespie County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Al Skiff - Greatest Generation Restoration on 30 Mar 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54240284 |
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The following provided by John Dowdy: Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt Chester W. Moore DFC Hometown Mabank TEX Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group Pilot 1st/LT Frank B. McLaughlin DFC Target:Campina, Rumania - Ploesti Mission: 1-Aug-43 Serial Number: 42-40746 Aircraft Model B-24D-70-CO Aircraft Letter: B Aircraft Name: WOLF WAGON Location: McLaughlin and crew successfully Returned to Benghazi Sgt Moore participated in "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of World War II. Coming in at tree top level, the Sky Scorpions destroyed the Steaua Romana oil refinery. The refinery did not produce oil for six months. The 389th earned the Presidential Unit Citation, all of the crews received the Distinguished Flying Cross. The 389th Bombardment Group lost six aircraft on this mission.
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CMSGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II KOREA VIETNAM
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