Lieutenant Colonel Michael Andre Moore was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-62, 18 October 1961. His first duty assignment was a Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Battalion Heavy Motor and Davy Crockett Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, 39th Infantry, Worms, Germany; Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 39th Infantry, Worms Germany; MACV District Advisor, Thanh Binh District, Kien Phong Province, Republic of Vietnam; Commander, Company A, 4th Battalion 21st Infantry, 11th LIB, FSB Debbie, Republic of Vietnam; S3, 4th Battalion 21st Infantry, 11th LIB, FSB Debbie, Republic of Vietnam; Acting Battalion Commander, 4th Battalion 21st Infantry, 11th LIB, FSB Debbie, Republic Vietnam; Assistant and PMS, Wentworth Military Academy & Jr. College, Assistant G3, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Secretary of the General Staff, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Assistant G3, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea; Battalion Commander, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Uijeongbu, Korea; and G3 Plans and Operations, Fort Gordon, Georgia. | Lieutenant Colonel Moore is a graduate of The Infantry Officer Candidate School, Battalion Heavy Motor and Davy Crockett Platoon Leader Course, Advanced Infantry Officers Course, Basic Airborne Course, Battalion Mortar Officer Course. He also attended the General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Battalion Training Management System Course, Little Creek, Virginia. | His awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (3), Army Commendation Medal (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 Bronze Stars (6 Campaigns), Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2), Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.