Charles Virgil Moore

Charles Virgil Moore
Born	21 August 1915 Denton, Maryland
Died	8 January 2016 Compass Regional Hospice, Centreville, Maryland
Resting place	Moore Funeral Home, Denton, Maryland
Occupation(s)	Commander of D Company, 104th Quartermaster Regiment , executive officer of the 29th QM Company, licensed funeral director at J.V. Moore & Son.
Parents	James Virgil Moore Edith West Moore

Charles Virgil Moore was an executive officer of the 29th Quartermaster Company during WWII, as well as a businessman and public servant from Denton, Maryland.

Childhood

Before the war, he joined his dad in business of funeral services

Adulthood

7 December 1941 to end of 1941 - Attack on Pearl Harbor and American entry into the war

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Charles would have decided to enter into Federal Service, and entered in with the 29th Division.

1941 to 1943

Beginning in his service, he commanded D Company, 104th Quartermaster Regiment, which was part of the 29th Division. After that he became part of the 29th Quartermaster Company, to which they began their preparations for the invasion of Europe.

1 June 1944 - Preparations for the invasion

By this time, Charles was the rank of Captain. That day, the company boarded onto some LSTs nearby Plymouth, England. The members and equipment of the 29th loaded onto some craft, probably by truck. The company was scheduled to land on Omaha Beach on the first or second wave. Captain Moore and his group of enlisted men would have loaded their 1/4 ton 4×4 C&R and a 2½ ton 6×6 cargo truck with Grave Registration Service impediments. The reason that he was chosen for this was probably due to his experience of business with his family in funeral services. His group was possibly assigned to the 115th Infantry Combat Team at this time, with the task of conducting reconnaissance for a cemetary. This all probably meant to Moore that there were going to be some amount of casualties on the day of the landings.

6 June 1944 - D-Day

On 6 June Operation Neptune began. The ships carrying the 29th Quartermaster Company, due to the nature of the cargoes with them being top-side loaded on the ships, were around 1000 yards (914.4m) off-shore and so were being exposed to enemy shell fire and bombing attacks. Second Lieutenant Robert Rosenberg's group was able to go first at their scheduled time, but due to insufficient availability of ferries at the time, Captain Moore and others' groups were unable to get ashore at their scheduled times within the first or second waves, and so they had to wait on their respective ships. Due to their position 1000 yards from the beach, Moore and presumably everyone else could see the landings happening throughout the day.

7 June 1944 - Moore lands on Omaha

Morning

After around a day after they were scheduled to land, Moore and his three enlisted men were finally able to land with their 4×4 and 6×6 with their Grave Registration Service impediments"Caroline civic leader, war hero dies at 100". Times-Record. 12 January 2016.

8 June 1944 - Serving gasoline to the tanks

Between 0800 and 1100

Sometime before 1100 Lt Rosenberg, who would have been notified that the tanks of the Tank Battalion attached to and fighting with the 115th and 116th Infantry Regiments were in urgent need of gasoline at the time, sent a dispatch of two trucks and trailers loaded with gasoline headed by Captain Moore to the Tank Battalion.

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Bibliography

1. "Charles V. Moore". MyEasternShoreMD. 9 January 2016.
2. "Caroline civic leader, war hero dies at 100". Times-Record. 12 January 2016.
3. "29th Infantry Division (United States)". WWII Archives. 23 March 2023.
4. "Charles Virgil Moore". Fina A Grave.
5. "Dolly Taylor Moore". Fina A Grave.
6. http://www.jrmooreson.com/about-us.html