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MS Murray Morris Blum

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MS Murray Morris Blum

Birth
West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
3 Dec 1943 (aged 22)
At Sea
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Plot
Plot E, Row 0, Grave 51.
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Radio Operator, US Merchant Marine. Lost at sea when the ship on which he was serving collided with a Dutch vessel in the Irish Sea. According the ship's log Blum leaped overboard and was trying to rescue other sailors when he drowned. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Radio Operator, US Merchant Marine. Lost at sea when the ship on which he was serving collided with a Dutch vessel in the Irish Sea. According the ship's log Blum leaped overboard and was trying to rescue other sailors when he drowned. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

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Entered the service from Connecticut.

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  • Maintained by: Thomas Clark
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287882/murray_morris-blum: accessed ), memorial page for MS Murray Morris Blum (3 May 1921–3 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56287882, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Thomas Clark (contributor 47193734).