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Personal info

Full name
MURRAY, Robert James
Date of birth
18 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York
Hometown
Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York

Military service

Service number
42145804
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Ondenval, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 6 14

Immediate family

Members
Thomas F. Murray (father)
Harriet Murray (mother)
Thomas F. Murray Jr. (brother)
Ellen E. Murray (sister)
John J. Murray (brother)
Helen L. Murray (wife)
James Murray (son)

More information

Private Robert James Murray enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 22 June 1944. He attended high school for 4 years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Dunkirk Evening Observer, www.archives.gov

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet