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Personal info

Full name
WHITE, Murdock William
Date of birth
11 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia
Hometown
Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34833166
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Southwest of Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 70

Immediate family

Members
Clarence A. White (father)
Samantha A. White (mother)
Dorothy L. White (halfsister)
Mildred R. White (wife)

More information

Pvt Murdock W. White enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 10 December 1943.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block Q, Row 1, Grave 13.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 121st Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 121st Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet