GREEN BERETS Thomas, Murrel Dee

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Thomas ​

• FORENAME

Murrel Dee​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Det A-301) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

15228048​

• DATE OF DEATH

22nd May 1965 ​

• AGE

37 ​

• GRAVESITE

Glasgow Municipal Cemetery,Glasgow,Barren County,Kentucky​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Glasgow,Kentucky​

born 15.3.1928 Flippin,Kentucky​

son of Alfred T. and Annie E. (nee Gray) Thomas,304 Leslie Avenue,Glasgow​

father (1894-72) served in WW1​

husband of Kathryn Price (nee Bagby) Thomas,324 Jefferson Drive,Fayetteville,North Carolina (1929-2016) (4 children David,Jeff,Carolyn and Jane)​

resided Turner,Monroe County,Kentucky 1930 (Glasgow 1940)​

3 years high school​

sheet metal worker​

enlisted 1.10.1946 Fort Knox,Kentucky​

awards Soldier's Medal,Bronze Star​

KIA Ben Cat,Binh Duong Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01E Line 123 ​

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