Given his educational background, Murry could have attended Officer Candidate School but, apparently, chose to serve as an enlisted soldier.

On that day, in Hiep Duc District of 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.

His Medal of Honor was presented to his family by Vice President Gerald Ford at Blair House in Washington, D.C. in August 1974.

Murray unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own safety, threw himself on the grenade absorbing the full and fatal impact of the explosion.

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.