From the January 24th Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Back Then" columns were they look back at newspapers.
They used to have it for just 100 and 50 years ago, but have expanded it to include the Civil War and World War II for their 150th and 70th anniversaries this year.
The January 17, 1942, Star-News wrote that Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Moore of Castle Haynes (near Wilmington) had the distinction of having more sailors in the US Navy than any other family in North Carolina (possibly the whole country). And that number would be six:
Linwood E. Moore
J.G. Moore
Robert H. Moore
Jack E. Moore
Clyde C. Moore
Ralph E. Moore
I wonder if some or all had been in the Navy before Pearl Harbor or is they had enlisted all at once afterwards? Also, did they all come home?
A Very Patriotic Family. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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