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Personal info

Full name
MURRAY, Francis J
Date of birth
30 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Waddington, St. Lawrence County, New York
Hometown
New York

Military service

Service number
39246367
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
16th Armored Infantry Battalion,
13th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
30 April 1945
Place of death
South of Plattling, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Elon Murray (father)
Marion McMartin (mother)
Dan Murray (brother)

More information

Pfc Francis J. Murray worked as a chauffeur.

He enlisted in Utica, New York on 19 October 1943.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.aad.archives.org - WWII Enlistment Record, www.13tharmoreddivision.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Dave Hansen / Anne Cady, Public Opinion 7 August 1945