Her efforts and complaints in the aftermath of the Battle of Ia Drang prompted the U.S. Army to set up survivor support networks and casualty notification teams consisting of uniformed officers, which are still in use.

Louis and Elizabeth would lay out their formal clothes on the bed and quickly change into them if a visitor arrived.

From the age of 12, while the family remained in Chevy Chase, Maryland, her father had multiple different assignments during World War II requiring him to serve in numerous different locations.

As the commander of the 15th Army, Colonel Compton oversaw the deployment of the unit from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to the European theater.

Unlike the film depiction, Moore did not actually assume responsibility for the delivery of the telegrams, however, she accompanied the cab drivers who delivered the telegrams and assisted in the death notifications, grieving with the widows and families of men killed in battle, and attended the funerals of those who fell under her husband's command.

Prior to Mrs. Moore's intervention, Pentagon policy was to notify families by a telegram delivered by cab drivers.

[7] The award recognizes the civilian spouses of soldiers for "Outstanding Contributions to the United States Army".

[7] Compton was married on November 22, 1949, to Hal Moore,[8] who later commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, in the battle of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam in 1965.