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Clarence Theodore Moore
Missing since 1956 from Fort Riley, Barbour County, West Virginia.
Classification: Missing
Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: April 11, 1930
Age at Time of Disappearance: 26 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'8"-5'9" (174-177 cm.); 160-165 lbs. (73-75 kg.)
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Dark brown hair; blue eyes.
Other: Service No. US 55-534-150.

Circumstances of Disappearance

In 1956, Clarence's wife received a letter from the Chaplin at Fort Riley, Kansas stating Clarence may have went AWOL and headed toward Canada. Clarence was last stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas 1956, 16th Infantry. All child allotment checks were stopped. Since he was presumed AWOL, the FBI was involved and they could not turn to law enforcement.

There has not been any activity on Moore's Social Security number since 1956. His daughter said she had proof that her father was in the Fort Riley area after his initial disappearance, but the information has never been confirmed. Moore's case remains unsolved.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
FBI - Washington, D. C. Office 202-324-3000

Source Information:
The family of Clarence Moore
The Charley Project
The Doe Network: Case File 639DMWV

Link:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/639dmwv.html
 
Is this the man whose daughter believes he is working undercover for the government? I saw something like this on "Unsolved Mysteries" years ago.
 
Stella said:
Is this the man whose daughter believes he is working undercover for the government? I saw something like this on "Unsolved Mysteries" years ago.
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The short answer is "I don't know". I am not familiar with the particular show that you are referring to. This man was married with child/children.

It would be unlikely, however, that the US government would have staged a "disappearance" of this nature with the purpose of putting the man in an undercover assignment. Obviously, questions would be asked, the family would be looking for him, perhaps posting his photo everywhere - and that would be counterproductive to any "undercover" assignments.

Unfortunately, this man will be forever branded a "deserter" by the Army in the absense of any information to the contrary. It is sort of the opposite of being presumed innocent until proven guilty. When a military service member disappears, for any reason other than official Missing In Action (MIA), he/she is declared Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) or Unauthorized Absence (UA). After 30 days with no contact or information, the servicemember is declared a deserter and reported to the FBI and placed on a wanted list. After 60 days, his/her Service Records are sent to St. Louis, MO for archival.

In such cases, all pay and allowances immediately stop for the family, they are expelled from any government base or housing, and receive no death benefits or SGLI (Insurance) payments. The government does very little to attempt to locate the missing servicemember, and often hampers other police agencies or individuals from pursuing the case.
 
http://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FOIA_Logs_NARA_1999-2004.pdf

In this FOIA log, and if this is the same Clarence Theodore Moore (it may or may not be) the request for military records was denied.

If it was a request for the person in this thread, my advice to those that may be requesting his information is to follow the directions from this link:

http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html

Your request must contain certain basic information for us to locate your service records. This information includes:

•The veteran's complete name used while in service
•Service number
•Social security number
•Branch of service
•Dates of service
•Date and place of birth (especially if the service number is not known).
•If you suspect your records may have been involved in the 1973 fire, also include:
◦Place of discharge
◦Last unit of assignment
◦Place of entry into the service, if known.
•All requests must be signed and dated by the veteran or next-of-kin.
•If you are the next of kin of a deceased veteran, you must provide proof of death of the veteran such as a copy of death certificate, letter from funeral home, or published obituary.
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Please note the part I bolded. It is not that the military does not want to release these records it is 1. They have millions and millions of records and they recieve millions of requests for various pieces of information under the FOIA every year. They must ascertain the records you seek are the exact record they are going to release to you.

2. They are bound by regulation and rules. The recieving officer or NCO can't make a determination on the case presented unless they follow all R&R. Writing a letter to explain and/or plead your an exception for release in your case will not effect the outcome if the R&R contradict them from doing so. The person revieving your request could be reprimanded if regulations are not followed. JFYI.

My advice:

If this man has not been declared legally deceased by the court system. Given the amount of time that has passed, I would strongly encourage family members to take this step.

Once that step has been completed. Reapply for information under the FOIA. You should get what is available (that would be a short summery of the soldier's time in service usually).


ETA: There will not be notes from any investigative agency within the military if there was even an investigation.
 
I wanted to add this for those that in the future may seek records for parents/family members the above advice I have given is for those that have missing/awol on domestic soil.
 
Clarence Theodore Moore, 26, Missing since 1956 from Fort Riley, KS

Clarence Theodore Moore
Missing since 1956 from Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas.
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics


Date Of Birth: April 11, 1930
Age at Time of Disappearance: 26 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'8"-5'9" (174-177 cm.); 160-165 lbs. (73-75 kg.)
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Dark brown hair; blue eyes.
Other: Service No. US 55-534-150.

Circumstances of Disappearance

In 1956, Clarence's wife received a letter from the Chaplin at Fort Riley, Kansas stating Clarence may have went AWOL and headed toward Canada. Clarence was last stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas 1956, 16th Infantry.

His family resided in Barbour County, West Virginia at the time. All child allotment checks were stopped. Since he was presumed AWOL, the FBI was involved and they could not turn to law enforcement.

There has not been any activity on Moore's Social Security number since 1956.

His daughter said she had proof that her father was in the Fort Riley area after his initial disappearance, but the information has never been confirmed.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

FBI - Washington, D. C. Office
202-324-3000

Source Information

The family of Clarence Moore
The Charley Project
The Doe Network: Case File 639DMWV

LINK:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/639dmwv.html
 
Case File: 1492UMFL

On the Doe Network. An unidentified man. Found in Florida in 1968. Could be clarence if he took to the streets to disappear.
 
Wonder how long he had been in the military? I don't believe anything significant was happening in the world (IIRC). What was his demeanor like the last time family actually seen him? Had he been reprimanded in the past by his superiors?
 
4SAM said:
Wonder how long he had been in the military?
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It seems he only enrolled in October 1955 meaning he had only been in the Army a few months and may have decided it was not for him <modsnip - discussing comments on other forums>.

Important update

He has been found, but died last year. See Kansas Missing & Unsolved
 
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alb1on said:
It seems he only enrolled in October 1955 meaning he had only been in the Army a few months and may have decided it was not for him <modsnip - discussing comments on other forums>.

Important update

He has been found, but died last year. See Kansas Missing & Unsolved
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A question was raised regarding whether the Kansas Missing & Unsolved link was allowed per TOS. With any facebook page it can be difficult to know how "official" it is but I'm going to allow it to stand based on a news article I found:
Missing in Kansas: Clarence Moore

The article includes an embedded facebook post by a Journalist from 6 hours ago which states there may be a significant development coming very soon:
Annette Lawless

Based on this I think it is okay to speculate about the information posted on the Kansas Missing & Unsolved page.
 
That is good to hear. But so many questions left unanswered.
 
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Clarence Moore circa 1954

Name: Clarence Theodore Moore
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: 1956
Location Last Seen: Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas

Physical Description
Date of Birth: April 11, 1930
Age: 25 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160 lbs. to 165 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Clarence Moore was stationed at Fort Riley with the 16th Infantry in Kansas in 1956. His family resided in Barbour County, West Virginia. Moore's wife received a letter from a chaplain at Fort Riley stating that Moore may have gone AWOL and headed towards Canada. All child allotment checks were stopped. Since he was presumed AWOL, the FBI was involved.

There has been no activity on Moore's Social Security number since 1956. His daughter said she had proof that her father was in the Fort Riley area after his initial disappearance, but the information has never been confirmed.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID)
Agency Contact Person: Forensic Science Officer Jessica Veltri
Agency Phone Number: 253-967-7150
Agency Case Number: 0007-16-CID216 Tab # 6
NamUs Case Number: 33677
Doe Network case number: 639DMWV
 
He was found, looked like he did desert from the military and headed to Canada, he was pass away sometime in 2017
We are pleased to announce that Clarence Theodore Moore has been located in Canada. Sadly Mr. Moore passed away last year. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. May Clarence Rest In Peace In God's Heavenly Kingdom. Attached to his flyer is a photo that was sent to us by a family member of Clarence's. A positive ID was made thru DNA testing.
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Kansas Missing & Unsolved
 
Clarence Theodore Moore
RESOLVED
  • clarence_theodore_moore_1.jpg
Moore, circa 1956

  • Missing Since01/01/1956
  • Missing FromFort Riley, Kansas
  • ClassificationEndangered Missing
  • Age26 years old
  • Distinguishing Characteristics-
From Ancestry Tree
Clarence Moore divorced in 1958
He Re married in 1960
Known as Robert Clarence Young
 
Amazing how he remained gone his entire life. Did anyone ever put the pieces together of how he spent his life?
Or more important, as to why he went AWOL?

My sympathies to the family he left behind with the heartbreak of never knowing what happened to him.
 
This thread should be moved to the Resolved section of Websleuths...

Clarence Theodore Moore
RESOLVED
  • clarence_theodore_moore_1.jpg
Moore, circa 1956

  • Missing Since 01/01/1956
  • Missing From Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Male
  • Race White
  • Age 26 years old
  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male.
Details of Disappearance
Moore disappeared from Fort Riley, Kansas sometime in 1956. He went AWOL from the U.S. Army and vanished during that year. In November 2018, he was located. Clarence had moved to Canada after his disappearance and died there in 2017.
Investigating Agency
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Washington, D. C. Office
  • 202-324-3000
Source Information
 
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