William R. Moore (1909 or 1910 – July 30 or July 31, 1950) was an American war correspondent for the Associated Press who was the 90th reporter killed while covering the Korean War.
[2] Moore worked for The Oklahoman until 1937, when he was first hired by the AP.
After that he served as an Army Major in Korea in 1946,[3] until he once again returned to AP in 1948 to cover the war.
[2] He was killed on either July 30 or July 31, 1950,[2][3] after he advised tank commander Lieutenant Samuel R. Fowler to check out a platoon-sized group of approaching North Koreans in Masan, and the resulting firefight left both men among the dead.
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