Moore, Alan Lewis

Title

Moore, Alan Lewis

Last Name

Moore

First and Middle Name

Alan Lewis

Hometown

Wytheville, Virginia

Birth Date

13 July 1891

Birthplace

Wytheville, Virginia

Death Date

April 1979

Place of Death

Wytheville, Virginia

Parents

Sidney Sanders Moore and Sarah Rebecca McDonald

Spouse(s)

Mabel Caroline Greaver

Children

William Allen Moore and Sarah Ann Moore

VPI Graduating Class

1914

Graduated

No, but did attend VPI during the 1910-1911 school year.

Service Branch

Army

Unit

  • Company H, 317th Infantry, 80th Division (through 11 November 1917)
  • Machine Gun Company, 317th Infantry, 80th Division (through discharge)

Rank

Mechanic

Military Events

  • Entered service on 5 October 1917, discharged on 1 June 1918.
  • Sailed to france on 26 May 1918 on the Mongolia with Machine Gun Company, 317th Infantry Regiment.
  • Served in France from 26 May 1918 through 1 June 1919.

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

No

Bibliography

  • Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Alan L Moore (see attached file)

Files

Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Alan L Moore.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Moore, Alan Lewis,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1213.

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