Hughlan L. Moore was born March 26th, 1919. In Quitman, Cleburne County, Arkansas.
He was the son of Herbert C. Moore & Nora B. Moore. He was the Oldest of 4 childeren.
He had 2 brothers Earl & Milton and one sister Alline.
Hughlan loves to go hunting and fishing together with his brother Earl.
They were very close.
Left is hughlan with his cousin on the right.
Hughlan joined the United States Army on 2nd of December 1941. Only 5 days later America was attacked on pearl harbor.
2nd armored patch
crest of the 41st Infantry Battalion.
- PFC Hughlan L. Moore
He was assigned to the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Divsion.
He was a combat infantry man with B-company.
He fought in Algeria-Sicily-Normandy-Northern France, and the Rhine-land.
He got wounded on 12th of august, 1944 in France. He was hospitalized.
There he got his first purple heart.
Hughlan L. Moore got killed in action in Wurselen Area (recording to his IDPF)
on saturday 18th of November,1944.
He was first burried on U.S. Militairy Cemetery Margraten, Holland.
On 19th of november,1944.
With a wooden Cross on Plot B, Row 1, Grave 12.
On 15th of April 1948 Hughlan was interred in a permanent
American cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands.
He was laid to rest at Plot G, Row 13, Grave 25.
Hughlan's grave marker in Margraten
In 2009 his brother Earl Moore found his brother grave back trough
the work of a group of school childeren. See the newsarticle beneath.
Earl moore for the last time at the grave site of his brother Hughlan
After this story in the newspaper Earl wanted to see the grave. And together with his son and daugther in law and his grandchild. He came to the Netherlands in august 2009 and after more then 65 years. He saw for the first time the grave of his older brother Huglan.
It’s one of the most touching stories i ever was involved in…….
This is a dutch newsarticle about the trip Earl made. It was in
a County newspaper called Limburgs dagblad.
Limburgs dagblad article
Also I made a Videoclip of the day Earl visited his brother. Click here to see it.
In the summer of 2010 I went to visit Earl and his family in Quitman, Arkansas. Spent a lot of time with Earl and his family. I saw the places he and hughlan grow up. The house where Hughlan was born. Also the tree where they would climb in when they where younger. It was very special to see the places and also too hold the personal things of
hughlan what the army send back to earl’s fahter like his wallet with the bloodstaines on it. Very touching.
The last card from Hughlan Moore to his family