Rank and Name, Lieutenant Junior Grade Baxter Springer Moore.
Unit/Placed in, Patrol Squadron 24 (VT-24), United States Naval Reserve.
Baxter is born approx. on no record in California.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Spouse, Patricia A. Moore.
Baxter enlisted the service in North Carolina with service number # 0-098310.
Baxter‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a PBY-5 were,
Ensign. Thomas L. Payne Pilot
LtJg. Baxter S. Moore Jr. Co Pilot
Capa. Richard J. Bretz Bow Turret Gunner
Arm1. James L. Plumlee Engineer/Navigator
Arm3. Walter D. Stringer Radio Operator/Radar Operator
Amm2. Thomas L. Mathews Waist Gunner
Amm2. William S. Smith Waist Gunner
Amm3. Edgar D. Rochester Ventral Gunner
Baxter was KIA during the fights over the Solomon Islands on Sep. 14, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Baxter is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://vp23.org/Squadron-History/
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
