Mr.
Russel
"Rus"
Murray
Jr.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1920s - 1990s)]
Husband of
Ollie Bernice (Boatright) Murray
— married
14 Mar 1942 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Father of
[private child (unknown - unknown)], [private daughter (unknown - unknown)], [private daughter (unknown - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 78
in Denver, Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2010
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Biography
LtCol Russel Murray Jr. served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: Feb 10, 1941
Unit(s): Company H 107th Infantry National Guard
Service ended: 1945
Service started: Feb 10, 1941
Unit(s): Company H 107th Infantry National Guard
Service ended: 1945
RESEARCH NOTE: |unit=Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service need to validate WW II unit. NY National Guard (107th Infantry) source is for 1933-1939. WW II Enlistment as Private, FAG Headstone photo has LtCol.
Russel Murray, Jr. was born December 15, 1906 to Russel Murray, Sr. and Emily Hopkins Grorestein in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He joined the New York State National Guard, Company H 107th Inf. on November 23, 1934. He was an insurance salesman when he enlisted for World War II on February 10, 1941.
Sources
- Birth Record
"New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WDM-1XP : 20 March 2015), Russel Jr. Murray, 15 Dec 1906; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 632 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,992,253.
- New York State National Guard Service
"New York Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJY-PH3T : 9 January 2015), Russell Murray, 23 Nov 1934; citing Military Service, Brooklyn, , New York, United States, New York State Archives, Albany.
- World War II Enlistment
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G2-XS1 : 5 December 2014), Russel Jr Murray, enlisted 10 Feb 1941, New York City, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- Findagrave Memorial (Imported from U.S. Veteran's Affairs Find A Grave: Memorial #3362892
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