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Personal info

Full name
MURRAY, Kenneth Edward
Date of birth
18 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Clyde, Wayne County, New York
Hometown
Orleans County, New York

Military service

Service number
32735550
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Cavalry Group
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
East of Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 2 6

Immediate family

Members
Clarence Murray (father)
Ida Murray (mother)
Hilda Murray (sister)
Mildred Murray (sister)
Dorothy Murray (sister)
Leslie Murray (brother)
Fredrick Murray (brother)

More information

Pfc Kenneth E. Murray enlisted in Rochester, New York on 16 February 1943.

He worked in a warehouse before he enlisted.

He is remembered on the 4th Cavalry WWII Memorial at Fort Meade, Meade County, South Dakota.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, After Action Report 4th Cavalry Group, Medina Daily Journal - 15 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Erika