Lucky Bag Yearbook

From the 1947 Lucky Bag:

Charles Morgan Moore

As colonel of his R.O.T.C. battalion, Charley laid his first claim to fame. On entering the Academy he henceforth was known among his many friends as “Colonel.” Charley wasn’t the athletic type, for that involved too much work. A shelf of excellent books and a rack of pipes were more to his liking after drill. Charley often miscalculated his slide rule factors, and as a result spent many anxious moments after exam week. When not dodging the Academic Board, “Colonel” was found trying to untangle the snarls of his romances with pen and telephone. Here comes a good officer for the sub service.

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The Class of 1947 was graduated in June 1946 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.

Loss

Charles was lost on October 16, 1958 when the A3D-1Q Skywarrior he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from Incirlik Air Base, Adana, Turkey. The three other men aboard were also lost. All were members of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2.

Other Information

From researcher Kathy Franz:

Memorial services were held in French Morocco, where the squadron was based, after which his body was returned to Phoenix.

Charles was born in Graves, Kentucky. From 1929, he lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and he graduated from Phoenix Union High School. In April 1941, Charles was sergeant-of-arms of the North Phoenix High School Reserve Officers Training Corps Club. The next year, he was a 1st Lieutenant in the Club.

Charles was survived by his wife Bette, sons Danny, 5, and Thomas, 2 months, of Port Lyautey, French Morocco. He was also survived by his mother, Marjorie Moore, of Phoenix.

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.