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Personal info

Full name
MURRAY, Wilbur Kenneth
Date of birth
7 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Mingo Junction, Jefferson County, Ohio
Hometown
Rayland, Jefferson County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35215787
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 October 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 10 77

Immediate family

Members
Wilbur D. Murray (father)

More information

Pfc Wilbur K. Murray attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 3 April 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his ulna.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

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