PARAMARINES Moore, Cornelius Starr

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Moore​

• FORENAME

Cornelius Starr ("Corky")​

• UNIT

formerly 1st Marine Parachute Regiment​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

479847​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th March 1945​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

South Lawn Memorial Park, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Section 16​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 09.12.1923, Barnsdall, Oklahoma, USA​

graduated Tucson High School​

attended University of Arizona​

employed by Sundt Construction Co, Marang Air Base, Pima, Arizona​

30.06.1942 draft card Pima, Arizona​

11.1942 entered service​

Next of kin - Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Moore, 1428 East Miles Street, Tucson, Arizona​

KIA Iwo Jima, Japan (2nd Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division)​

awarded posthumous Bronze Star​

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