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MURRAY, George - Date of
birth
15 June 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. -
Hometown
Maple Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35917642 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 August 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 58 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George J. Murray (father)
Florence (Frances) Murray (mother)
Robert F. Murray (brother)
Evelyn A. (Grimm) Murray (wife)
Barbara L. Murray (daughter)
John G. Murray (son)
More information
Pvt George Murray graduated from Maple Heights High School and was a patrolman with the Maple Heights Police Department for two years.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 30 September 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944 and wrote home last in August 1944. He was reported missing in action in France and presumed dead. His dog tags were returned to his wife over 10 years later. Presumably because his body was found at that time. It is said that he has stepped on a landmine.
His brother-in-law, Robert M. Paster, was killed in action eight days earlier and is also buried at American War Cemetery Ardennes at Plot D, Row 5, Grave 13. They enlisted on the same day.
Source of information: Mark Solinsky, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Jac Engels, The Plain Dealer - 12 September 1944, The George Murray Fraternal Order of Police Lodge - courtesy of Ray Sorace