John E. Murray

John Einar Murray
John Einar Murray
	Murray serving at the US Department of Defense in 1989
Born	November 22, 1918; Clifton, New Jersey
Died	September 1, 2008 (aged 89); Norfolk, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1974
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star (4)

John Einar Murray was a United States Army Major General, who served as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Early life and education

Murray was born on 22 November 1918 in Clifton, New Jersey.

Military service

In January 1973 Murray was appointed as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam.[1]

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.”[2]

References

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

Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-75. Encounter Books. p. 56. ISBN 9781594035722.
Martin Woollacott (21 April 2015). "Forty years on from the fall of Saigon: witnessing the end of the Vietnam war". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

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[Veith-1] Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-75. Encounter Books. p. 56. ISBN 9781594035722.

[2] Martin Woollacott (21 April 2015). "Forty years on from the fall of Saigon: witnessing the end of the Vietnam war". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2019.