Lt col hal moore biography of williams
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Harold G. Moore, Jr.
Harold G. Moore, Jr.
Lieutenant General
Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017
Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, 1975. U.S. Army
Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore stood for the highest ideals of command, character, and compassion. During the first major battle of the Vietnam War at Ia Drang, Moore led a badly outnumbered 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. He and his troops prevailed through the skillful use of helicopter mobility, strategic bombing, and Moore’s refusal to give up. Before the battle, Moore made a vow to his troops: “I’ll always be the first person on the battlefield, my boots will be the first boots on it, and I’ll be the last person off. I’ll never leave a body.” Moore used this same devotion to develop and champion officer training that provided Soldiers additional education and opportunities for rank advancement. These programs led to the implementation of the all-volunteer military after Vietnam.
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WWII, Korea & Vietnam Veteran Hal Moore – “We Were Soldiers”
Hal Moore served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1977. Hal and his enhet were the subjects of the rulle “We Were Soldiers.”
Moore graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1945 and was assigned to the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment. Three years later, he transferred to the 82nd Airborne Division.
Moore was later sent to South Korea to command an infantry company in the 7th Infantry Division during the Korean War. After the war, he returned to West Point where he taught then Cadet Norman Schwarzkopf.
Several assignments later, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during the onset of the Vietnam War. Two months after arriving in Vietnam, he led a battalion in the week-long Battle of la Drang, where the enemy had completely encircled his position. His “lead from the front” style directly impacted the unit’s perseverance despite the ov
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Team of Two: Moores Recognized for Exceptional Service
After Congress created the Naming Commission to rename Army posts that honored Confederate officers, commissioners this past May recommended changing the name of Fort Benning, Georgia, to Fort Moore. The recommendation to honor both Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore and Julia “Julie” Compton Moore makes sense: The couple defined the role of command team long before family support groups became the norm.
In November 1965, then-Lt. Col. Moore commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, during the first pitched battle of the Vietnam War, in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. Moore and United Press International correspondent Joseph Galloway later described the fighting in the Ia Drang Valley in two books: We Were Soldiers Once … and Young: Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam and We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam. Moore’s combat exploits were later featured in the 2002 m