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Green Berets at War: U.S.Army Special Forces in Southeast Asia, 1956-75
By Shelby L. Stanton
Looking for Trouble: SAS to Gulf Command
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54887" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Murray</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Harold John Joseph</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>M Special Unit</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant + Captain</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>VX 81160</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross,Silver Star (US)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>New Guinea 1943</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 13.11.1898 Bowral,New South Wales (1896 falsified when enlisted)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of James Francis and Rachel Esther (nee Gray) Murray</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>order-man in timber-yard,Sydney,New South Wales</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted AIF 11.5.1915</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Infantry Bn (Private to Sergeant 2453)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded D.C.M. for France 1917</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 1.6.1918 (2Lt 2 Bn)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant November 1918</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged 10.8.1919</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to New Ireland,New Guinea February 1921</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Kavieng,New Ireland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>copra and coffee planter and timber and bottled mineral water trader</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>escaped to Australia 23.1.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant AIF 4.8.1942 Caulfield,Victoria</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Z Special Unit </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>M Special Unit 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain February 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged 18.2.1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lakuramau Plantation,near Kavieng</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired to Queensland 1960</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Florence Irene Johnston 11.3.1930 (died)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Mary Morrison 8.3.1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>no children</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 22.10.1968 Innisfail,Queensland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>cremated</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-murray.26578/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/26/26578-98561423d30f87ac9f3b54b00bc454a1.jpg?1591433536" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 54887, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Murray[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Harold John Joseph[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]M Special Unit[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant + Captain[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]VX 81160[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross,Silver Star (US)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]New Guinea 1943[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 13.11.1898 Bowral,New South Wales (1896 falsified when enlisted)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of James Francis and Rachel Esther (nee Gray) Murray[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]order-man in timber-yard,Sydney,New South Wales[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted AIF 11.5.1915[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 Infantry Bn (Private to Sergeant 2453)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded D.C.M. for France 1917[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned 1.6.1918 (2Lt 2 Bn)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant November 1918[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged 10.8.1919[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to New Ireland,New Guinea February 1921[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided Kavieng,New Ireland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]copra and coffee planter and timber and bottled mineral water trader[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]escaped to Australia 23.1.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant AIF 4.8.1942 Caulfield,Victoria[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Z Special Unit [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]M Special Unit 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Captain February 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged 18.2.1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lakuramau Plantation,near Kavieng[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired to Queensland 1960[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Florence Irene Johnston 11.3.1930 (died)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Mary Morrison 8.3.1950[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]no children[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 22.10.1968 Innisfail,Queensland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]cremated[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-murray.26578/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/26/26578-98561423d30f87ac9f3b54b00bc454a1.jpg?1591433536[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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