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Home Town Kokomo, IN
Last Address USS Bayfield
Date of Passing Aug 05, 1944
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Last Known Activity:
Before Normandy, Admiral Moon was operational commander for Operation Tiger, a rehearsal for the D-day landings that ended in disaster and tragedy. A German E-Boat (German fast Patrol Torpedo boat similar to our PT boats) attack took place resulting in the loss of more than 700 allied soldiers. It was considered by many, inexplicable that the operation took take place in the full knowledge that there was a potent E-boat threat in the area and that the Germans were actually at sea on the night of the April 27. Admiral Moon, though not charged, received a lot of hostility from both the British and Americans.
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Admiral Moon was the highest-ranking serviceman to commit suicide during World War II.
1937-1938, Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies
