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MUIRHEAD, Rufus Robert - Date of
birth
5 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Carroll County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Carroll County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34637086 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Barvaux, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Jefferson Muirhead (father)
Clara C. (Taylor) Muirhead (mother)
Elva L. Muirhead (sister)
Annie M. Muirhead (sister)
Mamie E. Muirhead (sister)
Virgil J. Muirhead (brother)
Lillian Muirhead (sister)
Clarice Muirhead (sister)
Hubert R. Muirhead (brother)
More information
Pvt Rufus Muirhead joined the Army on 6 July 1943 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Floyd Smith Abel Jr. Family Tree / WWII Draft Card / 1930 Census
Photo source: Clarion Ledger - 30 March 1944