Rank: Sergeant
Unit: B Company, 1088th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard
MOS: 21B2O – Combat Engineer
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Date of birth: 2-Nov-1981
Hometown: Clinton, Louisiana
Marital status: Divorced
Campaign: Iraq
Date of casualty: 9-Jun-2005
Age at death: 23
Cause of death: Hostile Death. Hostile Action.
David Joseph Murray was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.
Location of fatality: Baghdad, Iraq
Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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