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Personal info

Full name
MURRAY, William Kerney
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Tennessee
Hometown
Montgomery County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
15044117
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 October 1944
Place of death
Ouren, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 12

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Murray (father)
Amanda Murray (mother)
Cleveland Murray (brother)
Charles L. Murray (brother)
Virgie Murray (sister)
Lyle Murray (brother)
Benjamin Murray (brother)
Mildred L. (Cromwell) Murray (wife)

More information

Pfc William K. Murray joined the Regular Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 27 July 1940.

He attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment, History of the 28th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet