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Personal info

Full name
MURFITT, Guy La Vern
Date of birth
28 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County, Indiana
Hometown
Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35359456
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Mess Sergeant
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 36

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Murfitt (father)
Florence E. (Cline) Murfitt (mother)
Edward L. Murfitt (brother)
Charlotte F. Murfitt (sister)
Ralph E. Murfitt (brother)
Mary E. Murfitt (sister)
Rosella Murfitt (sister)
Donna E. (Castleman) Murfitt (wife)
Guy L. Murfitt (son)

More information

S/Sgt Guy L. Murfitt was a farmer before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 6 July 1942. He was sent overseas on 1 July 1944.

He was reported seriously wounded in action and evacuated to the 104th Evacuation Hospital that operated in Luxembourg City at that time.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Smith Family Tree / Indiana Birth Certificates / www.findagrave.com, www.80thdivision.com, The Culver Citizen (Culver, Indiana) 24 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Guy L. Murfitt - courtesy of Kathy McDermott