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Personal info

Full name
MURLEY, James Burton
Date of birth
22 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Twin Lake Township, Hancock County, Iowa
Hometown
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37677532
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 48 12

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Murley (father)
Martha E. (Shaw) Murley (mother)
Romona Murley (sister)
Thomas S. Murley (brother)
Faye Murley (sister)
Richard Murley (brother)
David Murley (brother)

More information

Pfc James B. Murley was employed by the Carnation Company before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 27 August 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cherry Lofstrom Family Tree / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com - The Courier Waterloo 18 February 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Courier Waterloo Iowa 18 February 1945