Name:
John Leonard McMurray
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade
Serial Number:
39262571
Unit:
37th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-06-08
State:
California
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
17
Grave:
13
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John Leonard McMurray was born on February 16, 1907 in Cherry Creek, White Pine County, Nevada. He was the son of George Emery McMurray and Mary A. Ryan. John entered the military service in California and served in the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion as a Technician Fourth Grade during World War II. He died on June 8, 1944 at the age of 36 at Omaha beach on D-day and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.