# John Anderson Moore

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This article is about the naval officer. For the U.S. Navy frigate, see [USS John A. Moore (FFG-19)](/source/USS_John_A._Moore_(FFG-19)).

**John Anderson Moore** (January 12, 1910 – February 26, 1944) was a [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) [submarine](/source/Submarine) [commander](/source/Commander_(United_States)) who was killed in action during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). He had been awarded three [Navy Crosses](/source/Navy_Cross_(United_States))[1] and a [Purple Heart Medal](/source/Purple_Heart_Medal) before his death. The U.S. Navy [frigate](/source/Frigate) [USS *John A. Moore* (FFG-19)](/source/USS_John_A._Moore_(FFG-19)) is named in his honor.[2]

Raised in [Bisbee, Arizona](/source/Bisbee,_Arizona),[3] Moore had boxed and played soccer at the [United States Naval Academy](/source/United_States_Naval_Academy). He served on [R-](/source/United_States_R-class_submarine) and [S-class](/source/United_States_S-class_submarine) submarines, before assuming command of the submarine [USS *Grayback*](/source/USS_Grayback_(SS-208)) on its last three patrols during 1943–1944. Under the overall command of innovator [Charles "Swede" Momsen](/source/Charles_Momsen), *Grayback*, [USS *Cero*](/source/USS_Cero_(SS-225)), and [USS *Shad*](/source/USS_Shad_(SS-235)) launched the U.S. Navy's first attack against enemy shipping using "[wolfpack](/source/Wolfpack_(naval_tactic))" tactics.[4] Moore was credited with multiple events of "extraordinary heroism" in repeated forays against Japanese vessels in the [East China Sea](/source/East_China_Sea) before being killed during the last of the *Grayback'*s patrols.[1][5]

## References

1. [John Anderson Moore](http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=20707) at *[Military Times](/source/Gannett_Government_Media) Hall of Valor* (accessed 2012-02-03).

1. ["FFG 19: USS John A. Moore"](http://www.combatindex.com/hardware/detail/sea/ffg19_data.html). combatindex.com.

1. [*Lucky Bag*](https://archive.org/details/luckybag1932unse). Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Academy. 1932. p. 193. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

1. Clay Blair, *Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan* ([Naval Institute Press](/source/Naval_Institute_Press), reprint ed. 2001), ISBN 978-1-55750-217-9, pp. 541–542. [Excerpt available](https://books.google.com/books?id=KGjfqe6DcrEC&pg=PA541) at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books).

1. ["Sub Overdue, Feared Lost"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XkMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LQ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5145,4068187&dq=john+moore+grayback+navy-cross&hl=en), [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) in *[Milwaukee Sentinel](/source/Milwaukee_Sentinel)*, June 21, 1944.

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