John Anderson Moore

{{Short description|American World War II submarine commander (1910–1944)}}

{{About|the naval officer|the U.S. Navy frigate|USS John A. Moore (FFG-19)}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = John Anderson Moore

| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|1|12}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|2|26|1910|1|12}}

| birth_place = Brownwood, Texas

| death_place = 25° 47'N x 128° 45'E, S. of Okinawa Island {{KIA}}

| placeofburial = Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

| placeofburial_label = Place of burial

| image = Moore-J-A-208a.jpg

| caption =

| nickname =

| allegiance = United States of America

| branch = United States Navy

| serviceyears = 1932–1944

| rank = Commander

| commands = {{USS|Grayback|SS-208|6}}

| unit =

| battles = East China Sea

| awards = Navy Cross (3)
Purple Heart Medal

| laterwork =

}}

John Anderson Moore (January 12, 1910 – February 26, 1944) was a United States Navy submarine commander who was killed in action during World War II. He had been awarded three Navy Crosses[http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=20707 John Anderson Moore] at Military Times Hall of Valor (accessed 2012-02-03). and a Purple Heart Medal before his death. The U.S. Navy frigate {{USS|John A. Moore|FFG-19}} is named in his honor.{{cite web |url=http://www.combatindex.com/hardware/detail/sea/ffg19_data.html |title=FFG 19: USS John A. Moore |publisher=combatindex.com}}

Raised in Bisbee, Arizona,{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/luckybag1932unse |title=Lucky Bag |date=1932 |publisher=United States Naval Academy |location=Annapolis, Maryland |page=193 |accessdate=2019-11-11}} Moore had boxed and played soccer at the United States Naval Academy. He served on R- and S-class submarines, before assuming command of the submarine {{USS|Grayback|SS-208|6}} on its last three patrols during 1943–1944. Under the overall command of innovator Charles "Swede" Momsen, Grayback, {{USS|Cero|SS-225|2}}, and {{USS|Shad|SS-235|2}} launched the U.S. Navy's first attack against enemy shipping using "wolfpack" tactics.Clay Blair, Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan (Naval Institute Press, reprint ed. 2001), {{ISBN|978-1-55750-217-9}}, pp. 541–542. [https://books.google.com/books?id=KGjfqe6DcrEC&pg=PA541 Excerpt available] at Google Books. Moore was credited with multiple events of "extraordinary heroism" in repeated forays against Japanese vessels in the East China Sea before being killed during the last of the Grayback{{'}}s patrols.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XkMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LQ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5145,4068187&dq=john+moore+grayback+navy-cross&hl=en "Sub Overdue, Feared Lost"], Associated Press in Milwaukee Sentinel, June 21, 1944.