World War II Honoree

Cornelius Jasper Murray

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Willits, California

Honored By

Son

PRIVATE. INFANTRY, BASIC. PRIVATE, AMMUNITION HANDLER. CORPORAL, CANNONEER. TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE, TRUCK DRIVER, LIGHT. SERVED WITH THE 97TH INFANTRY, 387TH REGIMENT, COMPANY E. TRUCK DRIVER, LIGHT, HE PERFORMED DUTY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS: FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, GERMANY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA. ASSIGNED TO THE 387TH INFANTRY REGIMENT ANTI-TANK-UNIT. OPERATED A TRUCK HAULING 57MM ANTI-TANK GUNS AND AMMUNITION. WAS IN CHARGE OF TRUCK; TRANSPORTING THE GUN CREW AND GUNS AS A UNIT. MAINTAINED OWN TRUCK. HE WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE BRONZE STAR 61 YEARS LATER ON MARCH 24, 2006, GIVEN TO HIS WIFE. HE WENT THROUGH LIFE NOT KNOWING ABOUT THIS HONOR.