World War II Honoree

Lynwood Catterall Murray

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Taunton, Massachusetts

Honored By

Elizabeth Ann Rapoport, Bonnie Lynn Murray

Relationship

Daughters

DENTIST; STATIONED AT NEWPORT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; SENT TO FLEET MARINE FORCE AT CAMP ELLIOTT, CALIFORNIA; THEN JOINED 4TH MARINE DIVISION; SENT TO SOUTH PACIFIC; SENT TO HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY 24TH MARINES AT MAUI, HAWAII; PARTICIPATED IN SAIPAN AND TINIAN INVASIONS WITH 24TH MARINES; GOT PNEUMONIA ON WAY TO IWO JIMA, TRANSFERRED TO AIEA NAVAL HOSPITAL, HAWAII; TRANSFERRED TO HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY AT CAMP CATLIN, OAHU, HAWAII; REMAINED THERE UNTIL END OF WAR.