World War II Honoree

George R. Murray

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: TECHNICIAN 4TH CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY APRIL 10, 1941 AT TACOMA, WASHINGTON. AFTER PARATROOPER TRAINING, HE SERVED WITH REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, 3RD BATTALION, 501ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. HE JUMPED INTO THE AREA OF HIESVILLE, THE DESIGNATED DROP ZONE, ‘A’ ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, BATTLE OF NORMANDY. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. KILLED IN ACTION THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944 DURING THE BATTLE FOR CARENTAN AND WAS BURIED IN THE ST. MERE ENGLISE BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY LOCATED AT CARENTAN. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT JUNE 18, 1948 IN THE FORT SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.