▁Moore , ▁and ▁D enn ery ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁former ▁city ▁commission ▁government . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁two ▁years ▁over se as , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁active ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁General ▁George ▁S . ▁Pat ton , ▁Jr . ▁Moore ▁received ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁and ▁had ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁Robert ▁O il ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Pan ▁Air ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁company ▁involved ▁with ▁av iation ▁sales ▁and ▁service . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁T idel ands ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁senior ▁w arden ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁Church , ▁the ▁largest ▁Epis cop al ian ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 3 2 9 ▁Jackson ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Moore ▁ ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁public ▁util ities ▁commission er ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁under ▁the ▁former ▁city ▁commission ▁government , ▁which ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁through ▁a ▁home ▁rule ▁char ter ▁with ▁single - member ▁districts ▁under ▁the ▁traditional ▁mayor - c oun cil ▁arrangement . ▁He ▁then ▁represented ▁District