| 词条 | Robert C. Murray |
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|name=Robert Charles Murray |birth_date= {{Birth date|1946|12|10}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1970|6|7|1946|12|10}} |birth_place=Bronx, New York |death_place=near Hiep Duc, Republic of Vietnam |placeofburial= Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, Hawthorne, New York |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Armymoh.jpg |caption=Army Medal of Honor |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears= 1969-1970 |rank=Staff Sergeant |commands= |unit=Company B, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, 23d Infantry Division |battles=Vietnam War{{KIA}} |awards= Medal of Honor Purple Heart |relations= |laterwork= }} Robert Charles Murray (December 10, 1946 – June 7, 1970) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. BiographyMurray was studying at Harvard Business School (MBA 1970 Section F) when he left early and joined the Army from New York City in 1969. By June 7, 1970, he was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company B, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, 23d Infantry Division. On that day, near the village of Hiep Duc in the Republic of Vietnam, Murray smothered the blast of a booby trapped grenade with his body, sacrificing his life to protect the soldiers around him. Murray, aged 23 at his death, was buried in Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven, Hawthorne, New York. Medal of Honor citationStaff Sergeant Murray's official Medal of Honor citation reads: S/Sgt. Murray distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader with Company B. S/Sgt. Murray's squad was searching for an enemy mortar that had been threatening friendly positions when a member of the squad tripped an enemy grenade rigged as a booby trap. Realizing that he had activated the enemy booby trap, the soldier shouted for everybody to take cover. Instantly assessing the danger to the men of his squad, S/Sgt. Murray unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own safety, threw himself on the grenade absorbing the full and fatal impact of the explosion. By his gallant action and self sacrifice, he prevented the death or injury of the other members of his squad. S/Sgt. Murray's extraordinary courage and gallantry, at the cost of his life above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}
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|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = October 3, 2003 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html |accessdate = 2007-06-28}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Robert C.}} 10 : 1946 births|1970 deaths|American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|People from the Bronx|United States Army soldiers|Fordham University alumni|Military personnel from New York City|Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor|Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery |
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