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Moorer, Thomas Hinman

Date of birth:
(Mount Willing/Alabama, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

Service number: NSN: 0-72396.

After the Second World War, Thomas Moorer tayed serving the U.S. Navy. During that perios for his services he received five times the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, twice the Defence Distinguished Service Medal, once the Army Distinguished Service Medal and once the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
Patrol Squadron Twenty-Two (VP-22) U.S. Navy
Awarded on:
1942
Citation:
"For extremely gallant and intrepid conduct as Pilot of a patrol plane in Patrol Squadron Twenty-Two (VP-22) during and following an attack by enemy Japanese aircraft in the vicinity of Cape Diemen, Australia, on 19 February 1942. Although Lieutenant Moorer and his co-pilot were wounded in the attack, he succeeded in landing his badly damaged and blazing plane. His courage and leadership during a subsequent attack upon the rescue ship and while undergoing hardships and dangers of returning the survivors to the Australian mainland were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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