During the Japanese attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941, Seaman First Class Fred Kenneth Moore manned his battle station on an anti-aircraft gun on the battleship USS Arizona. Despite orders from the gun station captain to take cover, he remained at his gun under heavy enemy strafing fire. He continued firing at Japanese torpedo planes until he was killed by an explosion when a bomb struck the ship's forward powder magazine. For his exceptional courage, presence of mind, devotion to duty, and total disregard for his own personal safety, he was presented with the Navy Cross, the United States Navy's second-highest military medal after the Medal of Honor.