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Home Town Waterloo and Albia, Iowa
Last Address Portland (Happy Valley) Oregon. Burial: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Plot: Section COL-5 Row 738 Site A
Date of Passing Jan 06, 2013
Location of Interment Willamette National Cemetery (VA) - Portland, Oregon
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section COL-5 Row 738 Site A
Description Third Korean Winter, 1 December 1952 - 30 April 1953. Meanwhile the armistice talks had stalled. Discord over several issues, but principally the exchange of prisoners of war, had prevented any agreement in the latter part of 1951. This disagreement was heightened in January 1952. The U.N. delegates proposed to give captives a choice of repatriation, so that those who did not wish to return to Communist control could be repatriated elsewhere. The enemy delegates protested vigorously, insisting that all captives held by the Eighth Army be returned to their side. When the enemy failed to respond to U.N. efforts to settle the question, the U.N. delegation on 7 October called an indefinite recess in the armistice negotiations. Both military operations and armistice talks remained stalemated and, as the year 1952 ended, peace prospects seemed as remote as at its beginning.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1952
To Month/Year
April / 1953
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember USS SAMUEL N. MOORE DD747
JAMES BAGLEY wrote on November 12, 2007
City and State: HAPPY VALLEY OR
Unit: FIRECONTROL
Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN
Comments: Was aboard when the Korean War started. We were in Hong Kong and deployed to Korea immediately. We were in Korean waters until February 1951. Looking for anyone who remembers me from those dates.
Keywords: Served 1948 to 1951 aboard the Moore.
Memories USS Samuel N. Moore DD-747, 1948-1952. Action in the Korean War After Japan surrendered, the Moore assisted with the occupation forces in the region. It returned to the West Coast from 1947 until 1950. It then headed towards the Western Pacific in May of 1950. With the Communist nation of in Korea starting to show aggression, the Moore headed towards Hong Kong in June. It served off the coast of Korea until February of 1951. It guarded the aircraft carriers and bombarded the enemy shores. The Moore returned to San Diego in June of 1952.