Upon return of her father from World War II in December, 1946, the family moved to Fort Leavenworth followed by Fort Bragg in 1948. As a result of the calm discipline of the troops, all but three survived the sinking. Julie was first exposed to the horror of war when family learned her father's troopship, the SS Empire Javelin, was sunk in transit to France. As the commander of the 15th Army, Colonel Compton oversaw the deployment of the unit from Fort Sam Houston, TX to the European Theater. While the family remained in Chevy Chase, MD, her father had multiple different *ignments during World War II requiring him to serve in numerous different locations.
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Notably, Julie's future husband, Hal Moore, was a parachute tester under his future father-in-law's command.įrom the age of 12, she began a lifelong journey of experiencing the separation and risk of loss in war. Colonel Compton commanded the Army Field Forces Board #1. Following the *ignment in the Philippines, the family was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, Washington DC, Fort Leavenworth KS, with their final tour of duty at Fort Bragg NC. Louis and Elizabeth would lay out their formal clothes on the bed and quick change into them if a visitor arrived. The Army in the 1930s was very formal and Julie recalled her parents telling her they had to be ready to formally receive visitors each evening. They are, in themselves, a kind of "family" - each member of which knows what it means to have lived their youth in an Army family constantly on the move and in a disciplined Army environment."įrom Fort Sill, the family travelled to the Fort Stotsenberg in the Philippines on the US Grant where Compton commanded a Field Artillery battery for 38 months. Army brats the world over, many of whom knew each other while growing up on various Army Posts, are constantly running into each other all their lives. Used with warmth, it's special meaning is a child born into an Army family. "The term "Army Brat" does not fall into the dictionary meaning of a "a nasty child". Julie described what an "Army brat" was in a 1996 letter.
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Julie would grow up as the typical "Army brat" and experience numerous relocations as the family followed Colonel Compton. 4.3 Continuing Coverage and Return HomeĬompton was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the only child of future U.S.Army to set up survivor support networks and casualty notification teams consisting of uniformed officers, which are still in use. Her efforts and complaints in the aftermath of the Battle of Ia Drang prompted the U.S. Julia Compton Moore (February 10, 1929:– April 18, 2004) was the wife of Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore, a United States Army officer.