Richard Moore World War II Interview

Richard Moore World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

United States. Navy -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Richard Moore enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943. He served as an electronics and radar officer on the USS Rehoboth (AVP-50). Following the war, he joined the Reserve until 1951. Interviewed on May 11, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Moore talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Prior to enlisting, Moore went to Washington University. He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1943. He trained at Fort Schuyler. In 1945, he went to Japan. Following the war, he received a PhD from Cornell University. Moore passed away on November 13, 2012.

Moore, Richard

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2003-05-11

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Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information. https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/richard-moore-interview

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=richard-k-moore&pid=161108904

A transcript of another interview with Richard Moore is available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218231

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Richard Moore Interview

Japan

1943 - 1945

unknown

Moore, Richard A.

Douglas County (Kan.)

VHS

1:01:11

317 kbit/s (audio)

10316 kbit/s (video)