Kermit W. Moore Papers

Collection

Identifier: TMD226

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a biographical sketch of Moore (n.d.); newspaper clippings (n.d.); portrait of Moore (ca.1952); color and black and white reunion photographs (1984); photograph of Camp Hale, Colo. (1943) taken by Winston Pote.

Dates

1943, 1984

Creator

Moore, Kermit W.,1921-2004. (Person)
Moore, Gladys, (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The imply Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Kermit Wayne Moore was born in West Virginia in 1921 and inducted into the Army in 1942. He came to Camp Hale, Colorado as a mess sergeant with the 123rd Ordinance Company, but transferred to the Headquarters Company of the Mountain Training Center. Later Moore was with the 10th Mountain Division headquarters, where he served in the Division's officers mess. Eventually, he served as food service inspector. After World War II, Moore joined the W. Va. National Guard and served as first sergeant for the 1092nd Engineer Combat Battalion during the Korean War. He died in 2004.