Military:  Platoon Sergeant Harold Don Moore, 1971, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From:  February 4, 1971 Winn Parish Enteprise-News American

6 Purple Hearts Awarded Moore For Viet Action

United States Marine Corps platoon sergeant Harold Don Moore of Rt. 2
Dodson has recently received his sixth Purple Heart for wounds received in
action in Vietnam.

Moore is a four-year veteran of Vietnam and has re-enlisted for another
six years service in the Marines.

His mother, Mrs. Alice Moore of Dodson, said he is now in Corpus Christi,
Texas undergoing treatment for wounds he received in a search and destroy
mission in Vietnam.
She said he had been awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for action and
the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm-Leaf Cluster, in addition to his
six purple hearts.  

Moore is a graduate of Dodson High School and attended Northwestern State
University and Louisiana College before entering service.