US PARAS 2 Murrey, Tracy Henry

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John Robertson

John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Murrey​
  • FORENAME
Tracy Henry​
  • UNIT
503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,4 Bn)​
  • RANK
First Lieutenant​
  • NUMBER
0-5331649​
  • DATE OF DEATH
20th November 1967​
  • AGE
25​
  • GRAVESITE
Sacred Heart Cemetery,Wilton,McLean County,North Dakota​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Miles City,Montana​
born 30.10.1942​
single​
2 years service​
awards D.S.C.,Army Commendation Medal​
KIA Hill 875,near Dak To,Kontum Province,South Vietnam​
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 30E Line 46​
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DATE OF DEATH:

20-Nov-1967

CITATION:

Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Tracy Henry Murrey (ASN: 0-5331649), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Company C, 4th Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate). First Lieutenant Murrey distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 20 November 1967 while serving as platoon leader of an airborne infantry unit during a search and destroy mission on Hill 875 at Dak To. A sister company had been pinned down by fierce enemy rocket, mortar and automatic weapons fire while assaulting the heavily fortified hill and Lieutenant Murrey fearlessly led his platoon through a curtain of fire to strengthen the right flank of the beleaguered force. Repeatedly exposing himself to the withering barrage, he positioned his men and directed a deadly fusillade against the enemy bunkers. He quickly determined the location of the heaviest fire and led his men in an aggressive assault on the hill. Inspiring his men by his calmness and determination in the face of the murderous enemy fire, he succeeded in leading his force across seventy-five meters of open ground toward the Viet Cong trenches before he was forced to momentarily withdraw under overwhelming hostile firepower. Quickly regrouping his forces, he led another fierce assault which swept to within fifteen feet of the enemy positions. He then hurled two hand grenades inside the nearest bunker. Other North Vietnamese soldiers, in nearby fortifications, saw his devastating attack and concentrated their fire on him. He was mortally wounded while gallantly leading his men in the heat of battle. First Lieutenant Murrey's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty, at the cost of his life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
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