[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1194-E1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR GEORGE L. MURRAY, U.S. ARMY (RETIRED)

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 4, 2018

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Command 
Sergeant Major George L. Murray, U.S. Army (Retired).
  CSM (Ret) George Murray was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He 
enlisted in the Army on April 17, 1939 out of the Civilian Conservation 
Corps. He was assigned to Company A, 1st Separate Chemical Battalion, 
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where he was serving on December 7, 1941 
when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He returned to Edgewood 
Arsenal, Maryland, in 1942 to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS). 
After graduation he was assigned to Camp Sibert, Alabama. In August 
1944, he joined C Company of the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion in 
France and served with the battalion for the remainder of World War II.
  From the end of the War to 1951, he served in various assignments in 
CONUS, including the Deseret Chemical Center, UT, the 91st Chemical 
Mortar Battalion at Fort Lewis, Wash., and the 11th Airborne Division, 
Fort Campbell, Ky. In 1949 he reverted back to the enlisted rank of 
Master Sergeant. He served as First Sergeant and instructor in the 
Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) School in Japan from 
November 1951 to July 1954. Afterwards, he returned to CONUS and served 
at Fort Dix, N.J., as Committee Chief of the CBR School. He was 
promoted to Sergeant Major on April 8, 1959 and served as Sergeant 
Major for the 100th Chemical Group and for the U.S. Army Chemical Corps 
Training Command From July 1960 to July 1964, he served at Headquarters 
Chemical Sections in Orleans, France and Heidelberg, Germany. He 
returned to Fort McClellan, Ala., in August 1964 and again served as 
Sergeant Major of

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the 100th Chemical Group. In January 1969 he was promoted to Command 
Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps School, which made him 
one of the first Sergeants Major to be promoted to the new rank of CSM.
  CSM (Ret) Murray is a veteran of both the Pacific and European 
Theaters of Operations during World II. He is a veteran of Pearl Harbor 
and the campaigns of Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), 
Rhineland and Germany. His awards include the Bronze Star and Army 
Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC).
  After his retirement in 1969, CSM Murray accepted a position as 
Safety Supervisor, with the FMC Corporation in Anniston, Alabama. He 
continues to be active supporting the Chemical Corps Museum and the 
Chemical Corps Regimental Association (CCRA). He served as the first 
Honorary Sergeant Major of the Regiment and is a member of the U.S. 
Army Chemical Corps Hall of Fame. He currently lives in Anniston with 
his wife, Theddie, but will soon be moving to Texas.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking George for his service to our 
country.

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