William G. Moore Jr.

William Grover Moore Jr. (May 18, 1920 – March 18, 2012) was a general in the United States Air Force and the former commander-in-chief of Military Airlift Command. Moore was a combat veteran with 100 missions flown during World War II and the Korean War, and more than 140 missions in the Vietnam War. He and his wife also lived in Franklin, Tennessee. Moore was charitably active in his later life and was rewarded with the 1990 Fred Russell Distinguished American Award, 1990 Barry Dean Fulton Award from United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee; 1993 Outstanding Nashvillian of the Year by Kiwanis Nashville; and 1996 Citizen of the Year by Easter Seals Tennessee. Moore died in Huntsville, Alabama on March 18, 2012, of natural causes. Defense Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Silver Star Legion of Merit with five oak leaf clusters Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf cluster Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with an oak leaf cluster Croix de Guerre with a palm Distinguished Service Order, 2d Class Vietnamese Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st Class with a cluster

In 1997 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame.