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GEORGE THOMAS MURRAY
Platoon Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 10, 1928 – June 17, 1967
Service recordGeorge Thomas Murray, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, served as a Platoon Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 17, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 124
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Platoon Sergeant (PSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Combat Engineer (12B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HHC 25 ENG BN 25 ENG GRP 18 ENG BDE
- Born
- December 10, 1928
- Home of record
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Portage County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 17, 1967
- Age
- 38
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
68 names on the Wall carry the date June 17, 1967. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 124
- PAUL FREDERICK KIECKERLieutenant Colonel · June 17, 1967
- SAMUEL LEE MODESITTStaff Sergeant · June 17, 1967
- MICHAEL JOSEPH MORROWSpecialist Four · June 17, 1967
- HOWARD ALLEN MUCHASpecialist Four · June 17, 1967
From Stevens Point
- GERALD JOSEPH BANNACHSergeant First Class · September 24, 1966
- THOMAS HARRY TREBATOSKIAirman First Class · October 3, 1966
- GERALD KROPIDLOWSKILance Corporal · November 2, 1967
- ROBERT GEORGE ZINKPrivate First Class · June 19, 1968
- DAVID STANLEY KOSSOWSKISpecialist Five · July 30, 1968
- KENNETH JAMES GARSKISergeant · March 28, 1970
- JOSEPH PETER JURGELLAPetty Officer First Class · October 25, 1970
- CLARENCE MYRON SUCHONCorporal · March 22, 1971
- JOHN ANTHONY JELICHChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 1, 1972
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.