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Murray, Samuel J.
Murray, Samuel J.
Date of birth:
December 7th, 1918 (Cincinnati/Ohio, United States)
Date of death:
April 28th, 2004 (United States)
Nationality:
American
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
1st Battalion
,
23rd Infantry Regiment
,
2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead"
,
U.S. Army
For action performed on 17 and 18 January 1945, in the forest near Odenval, in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Citation unavailable.
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Received this second Purple Heart as his first Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Received this third Purple Heart as his second Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Received this fourth Purple Heart as his third Oak Leaf Cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first.
Sources
- Autor: U.S. Army, The combat history of the Second Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 2001
-
homeofheroes.com
-
The New York Times [published May 13, 2004]
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