Bardstown in Nelson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 28, 2024

1. Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr. Marker

Inscription. Lt. General (USA-ret) Harold G. (Hal) Moore Jr.
Born on 2-13-1922 and raised in Bardstown Kentucky

Graduated from West Point 1945

Served in the Korean War as a Company Commander and Regimental S3 (7th Div.)

Fought in the following battles
Pork Chop Hill, T-Bone, Alligator Jaws and Old Baldy

Served in the Viet Nam War as Lt. Colonel
He led the 7th Cavalry in the battle against the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in the Ia Drang Valley November 1965.

Co-authored the book We were soldiers once…and young, which was made into the movie "We Were Soldiers"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, Korean • War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1965.

Location. 37° 48.696′ N, 85° 27.837′ W. Marker is in Bardstown, Kentucky, in Nelson County. It is on East Broadway Street just east of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 E Broadway Street, Bardstown KY 40004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bardstown's First Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Church (about 400 feet away); Daniel Arthur Rudd (about

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400 feet away); The Cobblestone Path (about 500 feet away); Alexander Walters (1858-1917) (about 600 feet away); Twenty-Five Damned Yankees (about 600 feet away); Lot #50 - A History of Old City Hall (about 700 feet away); The Lafayette Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bardstown.

Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr. Museum and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 28, 2024

2. Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr. Museum and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.