View source for VAN R. MOORE, LCDR, USN (RET.)

{{KeyDates|name_class=Van Moore '19|DoB=October 18, 1895|DoD=August 20, 1942|Age=46}}

{{LuckyBag|LBLink=https://archive.org/details/luckybag1919unse|class=1919
|picture=1919 Moore LB.jpg
|LBName=Van Ransselear Moore
|LBHometown=Hudson, New York
|LBText=THIS scion of an ancient and honorable tribe attempts to uphold the pristine dignity of his patronym by his blasé and world-weary attitude. No doubt his long stay in the Vale of Tears (for he is an opponent of intensive training) has robbed him of his optimism. His gregarious instinct, impelling the search for companionship during study hours, won for him the pseudonym of Pest, especially when the Duty Officer chose the same time to pay a call.
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Frequently he has deluded the instructors into the belief that he was thoroughly cognizant of the quirks of the lesson, and then ruined it all by talking too long and displaying his real uncertainty.
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In athletics Moore is a jack-of-all-trades. Every new season finds him one of the best of the second-string men in every branch of sport. First Class year while he was cavorting around with the "Z" squad, Shorty yelled " Give us a rough halfback" and Moore answered "Right here." Answered "Here," despite his aristocratic origin and dis-distingué manner! You'll never fool us again, Van Ransselear, into thinking you are a real blood, for you have shown your cloven hoof.
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Nevertheless V. R. is a fine man to have for a friend, although such distinction places you on the eligible list of victims for his practical jokes.
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Added to his other accomplishments he has the reputation of being the only charter member of Hill's Jazz Band in the Academy.
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Imagine an inscrutable face graven in wood, surmounting a body in whose veins runs purple blood and you have V. R.
|LBECAs=''Honors: Buzzard; Football Numerals 3; Track Numerals 4, 3; Bugle Corps 6, 5, 4, 3, 1; Swimming Squad 6, 5, 4, 3, 1.''
|LBOther=The Class of 1919 was graduated on June 6, 1918 due to World War I. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.}}

== Loss ==
From [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106911621/van-rensselear-moore Find A Grave:]
<blockquote>
The Paris News (Paris, Lamar County, Texas)<br/>
Mon. October 19, 1942

Merchantman Sunk, Commodore Killed

Retired officer Only Casualty

Washington (AP)—The sinking of a medium-sized American merchant ship by enemy submarine attack in the Caribbean in mid-August with only one casualty, the Navy officer who was commodore of the convoy, was announced Monday by the Navy Department.

Lieutenant Commander Van Rensselaer Moore, USN retired, was on the bridge deck when last seen a few moments before the ship was destroyed under him by the explosion of a torpedo.

All of the remaining 44 officers and men were saved, the Navy said, and have arrived at an East Coast port.

The Navy account of the loss said that Moore, whose home was in San Diego, Calif., was a naval veteran of the first World War, who had been on the retired list since June 1940, although he remained on active duty.

The first torpedo to strike Moore's ship did not damage it seriously, the Navy said, but a second hit two hours later broke the ship apart.

All on board except Moore managed to get into lifeboat and rafts. In the uncertain light of early morning, they did not see the submarine which attacked the convoy. The survivors rode for two days in the open sea to reach a port in the Caribbean, and only recently were returned to the United States.
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His wife was [http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasaaDB-USNbyNameM.htm listed as] next of kin. Van has a memorial marker in California.

{{MHE|text=== Memorial Hall Error ==
Van is listed in Memorial Hall as a LCDR, USN. Despite his memorial marker listing Commander; no evidence that this was his rank. (The [http://archive.org/details/registerofcommis1944wash Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps of 1944], which has his date of death, has LCDR.) Memorial Hall does not include his status on the retired list.}}

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{{ND|date=January 1933|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Saratoga
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{{ND|date=April 1933|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=July 1933|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=October 1933|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=April 1934|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=July 1934|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=October 1934|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=January 1935|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=April 1935|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Eagle 38|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=October 1935|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Oglala|billet=navigator}}
{{ND|date=January 1936|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Oglala|billet=navigator}}
{{ND|date=April 1936|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Oglala|billet=navigator}}
{{ND|date=July 1936|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Oglala|billet=navigator}}
{{ND|date=January 1937|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Oglala|billet=navigator}}
{{ND|date=April 1937|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Oglala|billet=navigator}}
{{ND|date=September 1937|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Quail|billet=commanding officer}}
{{ND|date=January 1938|rank=Lieutenant|command=USS Holland}}
{{ND|date=July 1938|rank=Lieutenant|command=Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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{{ND|date=January 1939|rank=Lieutenant|command=Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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|others2={{NDcolumns|columns=2|column1=[[FLOYD B. PARKS, MAJ, USMC|1LT Floyd Parks '34]] (Marine Bombing Squadron (VB) 2M)
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{{ND|date=October 1939|rank=Lieutenant|command=Naval Air Station San Diego, California
|others={{NDcolumns|columns=3|column1=[[HENRY M. MULLINNIX, RADM, USN|CDR Henry Mullinnix '16]]
|column2=[[IRVING D. WILTSIE, CAPT, USN|LCDR Irving Wiltsie '21]]
|column3=[[WELDON L. HAMILTON, LCDR, USN|LT Weldon Hamilton '28]]}}
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{{ND|date=June 1940|rank=Lieutenant|command=Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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|column2=[[IRVING D. WILTSIE, CAPT, USN|LCDR Irving Wiltsie '21]]
|column3=[[WELDON L. HAMILTON, LCDR, USN|LT Weldon Hamilton '28]]}}
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{{ND|date=November 1940|rank=Lieutenant Commander|command=Naval Air Station San Diego, California|billet=retired on active list
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|others2={{NDcolumns|columns=2|column1=[[HAROLD W. BAUER, LTCOL, USMC|CAPT Harold Bauer '30]] (Marine Fighting Squadron (VF) 2M)
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{{ND|date=April 1941|rank=Lieutenant Commander|command=Naval Air Station San Diego, California|billet=retired on active list
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[[Category:1919|Moore]]
[[Category:USN|Moore]]
[[Category:KIA|Moore]]
[[Category:WWII|Moore]]
[[Category:Caribbean Sea|Moore]]
[[Category:Ship|Moore]]
[[Category:SS West Celine|Moore]]
[[Category:Retired|Moore]]
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