Samuel N. Moore


Samuel Nobre Moore was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.

Biography

Born in Washington, D.C., Moore entered the United States Naval Academy in 1909 and was commissioned Ensign in 1913.
From April 1914 to February 1915, he served on board and participated in the occupation of Veracruz. He served in from May 1915 to January 1917, and in while the United States participated in World War I.
During the interwar period, he held numerous naval posts ashore and at sea with the Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets. In command of Destroyer Division 21 from September 1937 into 1939, Moore organized the New England section of the Neutrality Patrol in late 1939. He took command of on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 8–9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.

Namesake

In 1944, the destroyer was named for him, sponsored by Mrs. Samuel N. Moore.