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Home Town West Point
Last Address Washington, DC
Date of Passing Aug 04, 1948
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
MG Murray was the 1st commander of Camp Bragg, North Carolina.
Murray was born at West Point, New York, the son of General Arthur Murray and Sarah Wetmore de Russy.
From October 1, 1941-May 1942 Major General Maxwell Murray served as the first commander of the newly formed 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The 25th Infantry Division operated for only ten weeks in peace before the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
MG Murray retired in 1946, and died two years later.
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SYNOPSIS: Major General Maxwell Murray, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding General, Islands Commands, from 1944 to 1945.