(F. Birtciel)
Lt. Patrick L. Moore
(F. Birtciel)
Lt. Patrick L. Moore
343rd FS - December 1944 - 16 April 1945 (Killed in Action)
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CY-Y 44-14235 "Lil Jan" (K. Esberger) |
| Mission History |
Not Known |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores | 2-0-0 |
| Ground Scores | 1-0 |
| Score Detail | 3 February 1945 Ju-88 destroyed (air)
Boizenburg 21 March 1945 FW-190 destroyed (ground) Hopsten A/F 30 March 1945 Me-262 destroyed (air) Lubeck A/F |
| Notes | Ground Crew - T/Sgt. Walter Harris,
Sgt. Payton Shrum,
Sgt. James T. Kay,
Sgt. John T. Grodoski February 1945 - Awarded 1st Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal February 1945 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant |
| Memories | Entered service from Griffin, Indiana. Hit the ground whilst strafing along the Autobahn, south and west of Munich. MACR No. 13865 Lt. Moore is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana. |
| Additional Photographs |
(L-R) Capt. Welch and Lt. Moore (F. Birtciel) P-51D CY-Y 44-14235 "Lil Jan" (K. Esberger)
(L-R) T/Sgt. Walter J. Harris, Sgt. Payton Shrum and Lt. Moore
(K. Esberger) |