World War II Honoree

Murrel T. Cruzen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP SHELBY AT HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI; CAMP SIBERT AT ATTALIA, ALABAMA; CAMP BARKELEY AT ABILENE, TEXAS; CAMP CROWDER AT NEOSHO, MISSOURI; AND AT NORTHINGTON GENERAL HOSPITAL IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. PERFORMED DUTIES, INCLUDING AS A DISPATCHER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.