JOHNNIE RAY MC MURRAY

Company B 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 10/07/1967

Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Feb 19, 1939
From: DIXIANA, AL
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married

SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 31G40: Tactical Communitions Chief
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Mar 30, 1967
Casualty was on Oct 7, 1967
In BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
MISADVENTURE
Body was recovered

Panel 27E - Line 66

Johnnie McMurray was killed by friendly gunship fire on a combat operation
in Binh Dinh Province when he was mistaken for a hostile force.

He was reported as missing in action on October 7, 1967,
that report being changed on October 10, 1967 to killed in action.

SGT Johnnie R. McMurray's decorations

The above article reporting the death of Johnnie Mc Murray is incorrect
in stating that 16 other servicemen were killed in the incident. It is also incorrect
in stating that the incident happened in the Mekong Delta.

Article from The Birmingham News Friday October 13, 1967 (Page 6)
courtesy of:

ejw
Microforms Staff
Government Documents Department
Birmingham Public Library
Obituary/Article Request
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203

Johnnie McMurray is buried at the Providence Methodist Church Cemetery
in Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama

Johnnie R. Mc Murray's grave marker

Photo by Vicki Lais
from the Find A Grave website

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