Marine. Enlisted: July 12, 1938.
Lenoir News Topic - 1945 (Caldwell County, NC)
MARINE COMMANDER TELLS OF HEROIC DEATH OF SGT DOANE MOORE, Btry L, 4th Bn, 5th Marine Div., IWO JIMA
Marine Sergeant Doane R. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Moore, of Route 7 Lenoir, died the death of a hero on Iwo Jima on March 15, according to a letter received last week by his family from Major General K. E. Rockey, commanding officer of the Fifth Marine Division.
The letter said in part:
"On March 15 this Division was fighting over terrain that is difficult to describe. It was rough in the extreme. The enemy was bitterly defending every yard of ground, defending from a complicated system of caves and prepared positions. The men were able to take the ground from the Japanese soldiers possessed the high set type of courage and were moved with a fine sense of patriotism. Sgt. Moore was one of these men. . .
Sgt Moore was in one of the assault companies. He personally led his section against a strongly defended enemy position. During the attack he was struck by Japanese machine gun fire. He died instantly. This occurred at 9:30 a.m.
Men who knew him praise him highly. He was respected by his officers, and the men he led during the battle of Iwo Jima (and) gained courage from his examples. Your sorrow is shared by them all.
Sergeant Moore is buried in the Fifth Division cemetery on Iwo Jima . . . Please accept my sincere sympathy. May you have the consolation of knowing that Sgt Moore died bravely, giving his life in defense of those things which we all hold sacred.
Most sincerely yours,
R. E. Rockey,
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding."
NOTE: Doane's body was later removed and re-buried in the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury, NC. Section B, site 720.
Lenoir News Topic - 1945 (Caldwell County, NC)
MARINE COMMANDER TELLS OF HEROIC DEATH OF SGT DOANE MOORE, Btry L, 4th Bn, 5th Marine Div., IWO JIMA
Marine Sergeant Doane R. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Moore, of Route 7 Lenoir, died the death of a hero on Iwo Jima on March 15, according to a letter received last week by his family from Major General K. E. Rockey, commanding officer of the Fifth Marine Division.
The letter said in part:
"On March 15 this Division was fighting over terrain that is difficult to describe. It was rough in the extreme. The enemy was bitterly defending every yard of ground, defending from a complicated system of caves and prepared positions. The men were able to take the ground from the Japanese soldiers possessed the high set type of courage and were moved with a fine sense of patriotism. Sgt. Moore was one of these men. . .
Sgt Moore was in one of the assault companies. He personally led his section against a strongly defended enemy position. During the attack he was struck by Japanese machine gun fire. He died instantly. This occurred at 9:30 a.m.
Men who knew him praise him highly. He was respected by his officers, and the men he led during the battle of Iwo Jima (and) gained courage from his examples. Your sorrow is shared by them all.
Sergeant Moore is buried in the Fifth Division cemetery on Iwo Jima . . . Please accept my sincere sympathy. May you have the consolation of knowing that Sgt Moore died bravely, giving his life in defense of those things which we all hold sacred.
Most sincerely yours,
R. E. Rockey,
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding."
NOTE: Doane's body was later removed and re-buried in the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury, NC. Section B, site 720.
Marine. Enlisted: July 12, 1938.
Lenoir News Topic - 1945 (Caldwell County, NC)
MARINE COMMANDER TELLS OF HEROIC DEATH OF SGT DOANE MOORE, Btry L, 4th Bn, 5th Marine Div., IWO JIMA
Marine Sergeant Doane R. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Moore, of Route 7 Lenoir, died the death of a hero on Iwo Jima on March 15, according to a letter received last week by his family from Major General K. E. Rockey, commanding officer of the Fifth Marine Division.
The letter said in part:
"On March 15 this Division was fighting over terrain that is difficult to describe. It was rough in the extreme. The enemy was bitterly defending every yard of ground, defending from a complicated system of caves and prepared positions. The men were able to take the ground from the Japanese soldiers possessed the high set type of courage and were moved with a fine sense of patriotism. Sgt. Moore was one of these men. . .
Sgt Moore was in one of the assault companies. He personally led his section against a strongly defended enemy position. During the attack he was struck by Japanese machine gun fire. He died instantly. This occurred at 9:30 a.m.
Men who knew him praise him highly. He was respected by his officers, and the men he led during the battle of Iwo Jima (and) gained courage from his examples. Your sorrow is shared by them all.
Sergeant Moore is buried in the Fifth Division cemetery on Iwo Jima . . . Please accept my sincere sympathy. May you have the consolation of knowing that Sgt Moore died bravely, giving his life in defense of those things which we all hold sacred.
Most sincerely yours,
R. E. Rockey,
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding."
NOTE: Doane's body was later removed and re-buried in the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury, NC. Section B, site 720.
Lenoir News Topic - 1945 (Caldwell County, NC)
MARINE COMMANDER TELLS OF HEROIC DEATH OF SGT DOANE MOORE, Btry L, 4th Bn, 5th Marine Div., IWO JIMA
Marine Sergeant Doane R. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Moore, of Route 7 Lenoir, died the death of a hero on Iwo Jima on March 15, according to a letter received last week by his family from Major General K. E. Rockey, commanding officer of the Fifth Marine Division.
The letter said in part:
"On March 15 this Division was fighting over terrain that is difficult to describe. It was rough in the extreme. The enemy was bitterly defending every yard of ground, defending from a complicated system of caves and prepared positions. The men were able to take the ground from the Japanese soldiers possessed the high set type of courage and were moved with a fine sense of patriotism. Sgt. Moore was one of these men. . .
Sgt Moore was in one of the assault companies. He personally led his section against a strongly defended enemy position. During the attack he was struck by Japanese machine gun fire. He died instantly. This occurred at 9:30 a.m.
Men who knew him praise him highly. He was respected by his officers, and the men he led during the battle of Iwo Jima (and) gained courage from his examples. Your sorrow is shared by them all.
Sergeant Moore is buried in the Fifth Division cemetery on Iwo Jima . . . Please accept my sincere sympathy. May you have the consolation of knowing that Sgt Moore died bravely, giving his life in defense of those things which we all hold sacred.
Most sincerely yours,
R. E. Rockey,
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding."
NOTE: Doane's body was later removed and re-buried in the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Boulevard, Salisbury, NC. Section B, site 720.
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Sgt. US Marine Corps World War II
Gravesite Details
Doane Moore has a star of David on his memorial. He was not Jewish. When he died the most educated person in the family filled out the internment paperwork, his sister-n-law liked the star not knowing the meaning.
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