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MURRAY, Ronald Innes - Date of
birth
21 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine -
Hometown
Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1297769 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division,
3rd Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
Driel, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 20 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James G. Murray (father)
Margaret I. Murray (mother)
James R. Murray (brother)
More information
1st Lt. Ronald I. Murray enlisted in Portland, Maine on 19 March 1941.He died of a head wound in the vicinity of the dike of the Nederrijn.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline / Kenneth E. Cole, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/501/501_honor_off.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Murray Family Tree / 1940 Census / Maine Birth Records, Petra Pulles - StichtingSreaming Eagles of WWII
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett