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John Edward Murrah

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John Edward Murrah

Birth
USA
Death
24 Sep 2007 (aged 82)
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 8-WW, Row 19, Site 2.
Memorial ID
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QM 3C, U.S. Navy.

A U.S. Navy, WW II veteran, he was one of the Higgins boat drivers who took the soldiers to the beach at Normandy for the D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944.

He is survived by sons, John Edward Murrah, Jr. and Robert Belvin Murrah; also survived by Evelyn (Myrt) Murrah; children, Jo Anne Missal, James Larry Murrah, Linda Murrah, Sharon Alsop, & Darlene Rainey; sisters, Thelma Thomas and Evelyn Norfolk; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, John Barry Murrah.

Graveside services conducted with full military honors on Friday, September 28, 2007.
QM 3C, U.S. Navy.

A U.S. Navy, WW II veteran, he was one of the Higgins boat drivers who took the soldiers to the beach at Normandy for the D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944.

He is survived by sons, John Edward Murrah, Jr. and Robert Belvin Murrah; also survived by Evelyn (Myrt) Murrah; children, Jo Anne Missal, James Larry Murrah, Linda Murrah, Sharon Alsop, & Darlene Rainey; sisters, Thelma Thomas and Evelyn Norfolk; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, John Barry Murrah.

Graveside services conducted with full military honors on Friday, September 28, 2007.


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  • Maintained by: Ace
  • Originally Created by: Buddy
  • Added: Nov 5, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31153742/john_edward-murrah: accessed ), memorial page for John Edward Murrah (19 Jun 1925–24 Sep 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31153742, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805).