North Carolina's Moore Family: Ralph Edgar Moore-- Part 1

Alright, that post about the six Moore brothers from Castle Hayne, NC, serving is getting a bit deeper. As usual, on thing leads to another and leads to another.

Then, I found that three of them were at Pearl Harbor when the attack came. One, Clyde, was killed when the USS Shaw exploded.


Ralph E. Moore was a Boatswain's Mate First Class on the USS West Virginia from 1937-1941 according to the ship's survivor's association ussw.virgnia.com.

He was on shore when the attack began but used his boating skills and operated a motor launch to pull survivors from the water. He later served throughout the war on a series of ships.

Ralph E. Moore was born 3/14/20 and 17 when he joined the US Navy and had to get special permission from his parents to enlist 3/14/37, on his birthday.

I did not come across anything about his finding out his brother Clyde had died on the USS Shaw.

That's Pretty Young to Be Joining. --GreGen