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|branch= |serviceyears=1945–1977 |rank= 25px Lieutenant general |commands=2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division 7th Infantry Division Fort Ord Army Training Center Military Personnel Records Center |unit= |battles=Korean War Vietnam War *Battle of Ia Drang |awards= Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (4, of which 3 for valor) Air Medal (9) |relations=5 children, 12 grandchildren |spouse= |laterwork=''We Were Soldiers Once… And Young'' ''We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam'''' Executive Vice-President of the Crested Butte Ski Area, Colorado}} Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr. (born February 13, 1922) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and author. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army, and was the first of his West Point class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major general and lieutenant general. Moore is best known as the lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang, in 1965 during the Vietnam War; today, he is the "honorary colonel" of the regiment. In 2007, Moore's volunteer driver authored a book on Moore's personal religious journey titled ''A General's Spiritual Journey''. In 2013, author Mike Guardia published the first full-length biography of Moore's life and career titled ''Hal Moore: A Soldier Once...and Always''. Moore was awarded the Order of Saint Maurice by the National Infantry Association as well as the Distinguished Graduate Award by the West Point Association of Graduates.〔 ==Early life and education== Moore was born on February 13, 1922, in Bardstown, Kentucky, the eldest of four children born to Harold, Sr. and Mary (Crume) Moore. His father was an insurance agent whose territory covered western Kentucky and his mother was a homemaker.〔Guardia, p. 14〕 Because he was interested in obtaining an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York and felt his chances were better if he was located in a larger city, he left Kentucky at the age of seventeen before finishing high school and got a job in Washington, D.C. working in the U.S. Senate book warehouse. Moore finished high school at night while working days and graduated from St. Joseph Preparatory School in Bardstown with the class of 1940.〔Guardia, pp. 15–18〕 Moore attended George Washington University at night for two years, working at his warehouse job while waiting on an appointment to West Point.〔"Harold G. Moore, Jr.", 2003 Distinguished Graduate Award, West Point Association of Graduates〕 After President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing each senator and representative additional appointments to the military and naval academies, Moore was offered an appointment to the United States Naval Academy by Representative Ed Creal (4th District, Kentucky) but Moore had no desire to go to the Naval Academy. Moore asked Creal if he could find another congressman that would trade his Military Academy appointment for Creal's Naval Academy appointment would he be agreeable to that arrangement. Creal agreed, and Moore soon found Representative Eugene Cox of Georgia's 2nd Congressional District, with an open appointment to West Point. Cox was impressed with Moore's tenacity and he left Cox's office with the West Point appointment.〔Guardia, pp. 18–20〕〔Moore and Galloway (2008), pp. 159–160〕 Moore received his appointment to the U.S. Military Academy shortly after the United States entered into World War II. He reported to West Point for "Reception Day" on July 15, 1942, and the summer training referred to as "Beast Barracks" held before the formal academic school term took up in the fall.〔Guardia, p. 20–21〕〔Moore and Galloway (2008), p. 73〕 During his plebe summer at Pine Camp he qualified expert on the M-1 Garand rifle and was the top scorer in his company.〔Guardia, p. 23〕 Although Moore did well in most of his classes, he was academically deficient in the required math subjects and he had to redouble his efforts to absorb the engineering, physics and chemistry, often studying two or three hours past lights out to memorize the material.〔Guardia, p. 24–25〕〔Moore and Galloway (2008), p. 162〕 During the fall of 1942 his class received the news that because of the war his class would graduate in three years rather than the usual four years. Moore made it through the plebe year, but just barely, or as he put it, "an academic trip from hell." This observation caused Moore to lead a student life at West Point devoted to studying and very few extracurricular activities.〔Guardia, pp. 26–27〕 After a ten-day furlough, he reported to Camp Popolopen for summer military training where his company trained with various vehicles and fired many types of weapons. The summer ended with maneuvers held again at Pine Camp.〔Guardia, p. 27〕 During the second year at the Academy, he studied more complicated subjects like calculus, electrical engineering, thermodynamics and historic military campaigns. Wednesdays were spent watching the latest ''Staff Combat Film Report'' which reported the most recent fighting from the Pacific and European war fronts. Summer military training after his second year consisted of touring U.S. Army basic training centers to study tactics and techniques. The final academic year was spent studying military history and tactics as the war was winding down in Europe. Just before graduation each cadet selected his branch of assignment dependent on their academic standing in the class and the quota of openings in each branch. Moore stood in the bottom fifteen percent and he wanted an infantry assignment. When his name was finally called to declare, there were still infantry openings available. Moore graduated from West Point on June 5, 1945 and he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry branch.〔〔Guardia, pp. 28–30〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hal Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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