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'''Harold Gregory''' "'''Hal'''" '''Moore, Jr.''' (born ], ]) is a retired ] ]. He was most famous as the ] in command of the 1st ], ], 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at the ] on November 14–16, ], in Vietnam. '''Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr.''' (born ] ]) is a retired ] ].


He was the ] in command of the 1st ], ], 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at the ] on November 14–16, ], in Vietnam.
⚫ Born in ], Moore's chances of obtaining an appointment to the ] were reduced due to the ] of the area. Moore therefore moved to ] where he completed his high school education, and attended ] for two years before receiving his appointment from a ] congressman in ] (despite having never been to Georgia before). He graduated from ] in ] and attended graduate studies at George Washington and ] universities obtaining a Masters degree in international relations.


⚫ Born in ], Moore's chances of obtaining an appointment to the ] were reduced due to the ] of the area. Moore therefore moved to ] where he completed his high school education, and attended ] for two years before receiving his appointment from a ] congressman in ] (despite having never been to Georgia before).
⚫ Moore was commissioned as a ] in 1945 and retired in ]. Moore was the first of his class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general. After his ], Moore served as the ] of the ] Ski Area, ].


He graduated from ] in ] and attended graduate studies at George Washington and ] universities obtaining a Masters degree in international relations.
Moore's family consists of wife Julia Lyn Moore, son Harold Gregory Moore III (his children Harold Gregory Moore IV and Catherine V. Moore of Dallas) wife Evelyn Milne Moore, Stephen Moore (wife Donna and son Christopher UVA '05), Julie Moore (her children Cecile, Alida, Eric), Cecile (her children Julia and Stephen), and Colonel David Moore (wife Teresa daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary Claire).

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Hal Moore and his wife, Julia, have five children and numerous grandchildren.


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Harold G. Moore
File:Ia Drang Col. Moore and north vietnamese casualties.jpgLt. Col. Moore and North Vietnamese casualties during the Battle of Ia Drang
Nickname(s)Hal
AllegianceU.S. Army
Years of service1945-1977
RankLieutenant General
Commands1/7th Cavalry
Battles / warsKorean War
Vietnam War
Battle of Ia Drang
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Combat Infantryman Badge
Other workauthor
President of the Crested Butte Ski Area, Colorado

Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr. (born February 13 1922) is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

He was the Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 1st battalion, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, at the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14–16, 1965, in Vietnam.

Born in Bardstown, Kentucky, Moore's chances of obtaining an appointment to the United States Military Academy were reduced due to the demographics of the area. Moore therefore moved to Washington, D.C. where he completed his high school education, and attended George Washington University for two years before receiving his appointment from a Georgia congressman in 1942 (despite having never been to Georgia before).

He graduated from West Point in 1945 and attended graduate studies at George Washington and Harvard universities obtaining a Masters degree in international relations.

Moore was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1945 and retired in 1977. Moore was the first of his class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general. After his retirement, Moore served as the Executive Vice President of the Crested Butte Ski Area, Colorado.

Hal Moore and his wife, Julia, have five children and numerous grandchildren.

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Writings by Hal Moore

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Trivia

Moore was known as "Yellow Hair" to his troops at the battle at Ia Drang, for his blonde hair, and as a tongue-in-cheek homage referencing Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, commander of the same unit (7th Cavalry) at the Battle of the Little Bighorn just under a century before.

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