[1][2][3] While studying at St. John's University, he was drafted into the Army on 9 July 1941 just before the United States entered World War II.

[5] In late August 1974, Murray wrote that “without proper support the RVNAF (Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces) are going lose, maybe not next week, or next month, but after the year they are going to.”[6] Murray retired from active duty in the Army on 1 September 1974.

[2][7] In 1988, Murray was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict by President Ronald Reagan.

[3] After his death in Norfolk, Virginia in 2008, he was interred at Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Elaine Claire Murray (10 September 1921 – 3 May 1970).

[3][8] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.