Moore, Robert Catchings
Title
Moore, Robert Catchings
Last Name
Moore
First and Middle Name
Robert Catchings
Nicknames or Other Names
Rob
Hometown
East Falls Church, Virginia
Birth Date
1898
Death Date
31 Aug 1988 (living at 1007 South Main Street, Blacksburg, VA at the time of death), he is buried in Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg
Parents
Noble Moore (father) and Josephine C. Smith (mother maiden name)
Spouse(s)
Anna Lee Hawkins (married on 13 Dec 1924 in Montgomery County, VA)
Children
Robert C. Moore Jr. (born 23 Aug 1925 in Blacksburg VA, died on 11 Mar 1981) and Noble L. Moore
VPI Graduating Class
1922, however Moore was originally a member of the class of 1920 until he left VPI in 1917 in order to join the Marines.
Undergraduate Major
Horticulture
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
United States Marine Corps
Unit
Company C, 5th Machine Gun Battalion (5th Marine Brigade), 2nd Division
Rank
Private
Other Events
Left France to return to the United States on the U.S.S. Siboney
Occupation
After graduation he served as a professor of horticulture at VPI until his retirement
Additional Notes
Robert Moore's scrapbook he kept during his years in school is held in Virginia Tech's Special Collections archives.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Moore, Robert Catchings,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1051.
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