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Personal info

Full name
MURRAY, James M Jr "Jimmy"
Date of birth
6 February 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Hometown
Kern County, California

Military service

Service number
39023189
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Herbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 4 18

Immediate family

Members
James M. Murray Sr. (father)

More information

Pfc James M. Murray Jr. immigrated to the U.S. in 1925. He attended junior college where he was an outstanding athlete. A trumpeter of marked ability he was also a member of the school band and orchestra and played in local dance bands.

He enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 14 March 1942. He hoped to serve in an army band but was selected for the infantry instead.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com, The Bakersfield Californian - 2 November 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet