Moore was born on February 13, 1922, in Bardstown, Kentucky, the eldest of four children born to Harold Sr. and Mary (Crume) Moore.His father was an insurance agent whose territory covered western Kentucky. His mother was a homemaker. [5] Because he was interested in obtaining an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and felt his chances were …

2017年2月16日 · Moore's book about the exploits of his battalion in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley during the Vietnam War -- co-written with journalist Joseph L. Galloway -- was adapted into a 2002 Hollywood film ...

2017年2月12日 · Retired Lt. Gen. Harold G. “Hal” Moore, the American hero known for saving most of his men in the first major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnamese armies, has died. He was 94. Joseph Galloway, who with Moore co-authored the book “We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young,” confirmed Saturday to The Associated Press that Moore died ...

depicting Moore’s command of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, at Fort Benning and in the Battle of Ia Drang. Moore was played by actor Mel Gibson. Figure 1. Pictured here as a colonel, LTC Hal Moore was the on-scene battalion commander during American forces initial large-scale encounter with regular enemy forces in the la Drang Valley in 1965.

2019年2月27日 · Lieutenant-Colonel Hal Moore at the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965. He qualified as an airborne jumpmaster after WWII, and in the Korean War he commanded a heavy mortar company as a captain. After the war he returned to the US to work as an infantry tactics instructor, and also had a stint as a NATO Plans Officer in Norway.

2009年11月10日 · It was 44 years ago this week, November 14, 1965, that Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore led his 450-man, 1st Battalion/7th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in an audacious air assault ...

Born in 1922 in rural Kentucky, Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore, Jr. was the oldest of four brothers. Neither of Moore’s parents completed high school. Though they were not wealthy, they were determined to provide educational opportunities for their children. Moore attended Catholic parochial schools and had an excellent academic record.

2017年2月14日 · Retired Lt. Gen. Harold G. “Hal” Moore, the American hero known for saving most of his men in the first major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnamese armies, has died at the age of 94.

2017年2月12日 · Retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, the commander at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965 that led him to co-author the book, “We Were Soldiers Once and Young,” died Friday at his home in Auburn, Ala.

2017年2月14日 · Moore orchestrated his unit’s harrowing defense and exposed himself to all the dangers faced by his men. Harold “Hal” Moore was a retired three-star Army general, but he will forever be remembered for his courageous actions as the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in November 1965.