Background
Moore, William Grover was born in Waco, Texas, May 18. Son of William Grover and Annie Elizabeth (Pickens) Moore.
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William Grover Moore
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Education
Student Kilgore (Texas) College, 1937-1939, Sacramento State College, 1951, George Washington University, 1962. Graduate Air War College, Air University, 1957, National War College, 1962.
Career
Enlisted United States Army Air Force, 1940, second in command Lieutenant, 1941, advanced through grades to general, 1977. Commander 777th Squadron,15th Air Force, Italy, 1944-1945, 3535th Maintenance and Supply Group, MatherAFB, California, 1951, 3d Bomb Group, of Korea, 1952. Chief bases and unitsdiv.
Headquarters United States Air Force, 1952-1956.
Assistant deputy chief of staff operations Headquarters United States Air Force Europe, 1957-1961. Commander 314th Troop Carrier Wing, Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee, 1962-1963, 839th Air Division, 1963-1965.
Assistant J3 United States Strike Command, 1965-1966. Commander 834th Air Division, Vietnam, 1966-1967.
Director operational requirements Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1967-1970.
Commander 22d Air Force, 1970-1973, 13th Air Force, 1973. Chief of staff Pacific Command, 1973-1976. Assistant vice chief of staff Headquarters United States Air Force, 1976-1977.
Commander in chief Military Air Lift Command, 1977-1979.
Retired, 1979; president, chief operating officer Emery Air Freight Corporation, Wilton, Connecticut, 1981-1983. Business consultant, since 1983.
President Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Member Air Force Association, National Defense Transportation Association, American Ordnance Association.
Connections
Married Marjorie Y. Gardella, January 18, 1943.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Decorated Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with2 oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with 4 oak leaf clusters, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Air medal with 9 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation medal with 10 oak leaf clusters (United States). Croix deGuerre with palm (France). Armed Forces Honor medal 1st class (Vietnam).tempSpaceRepublic of China Cloud and Banner. Legion of Honor (Republic ofPhilippines). Recipient L. Mendel Rivers award of excellence.tempSpaceJimmy Doolittle fellow in aerospace education, 1978. Named to Minuteman Hall of Fame, 1979.Decorated Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with2 oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with 4 oak leaf clusters, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Air medal with 9 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation medal with 10 oak leaf clusters (United States). Croix deGuerre with palm (France). Armed Forces Honor medal 1st class (Vietnam).tempSpaceRepublic of China Cloud and Banner.
Legion of Honor (Republic ofPhilippines). Recipient L. Mendel Rivers award of excellence.tempSpaceJimmy Doolittle fellow in aerospace education, 1978. Named to Minuteman Hall of Fame, 1979.