PVT Murrell Lavelle Wood was born 23 Jun 1924 in Van Alstyne, Texas. He was the youngest son born to John Lavelle and Effie Lee (Nix) Wood. His father farmed in Grayson County, Texas but the parents divorced before 1930. Effie supported the family by working as a laundress. Murrell graduated from high school and then began work as a clerk for Southern Ice Company in Van Alstyne. Murrell married Alice Lurline England in February 1942 and the couple had a son in November of that same year.
Murrell was drafted in April 1944 and in-processed at Camp Wolters near Mineral Wells, Texas. After completing his basic military training he was sent to the European theater and was transferred from the replacement depot to G Company 116th Infantry on 26 Oct 1944. PVT Wood was killed in action near Koslar, Germany on 26 Nov 1944.
PVT Wood was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred in the Van Alstyne Cemetery in Van Alstyne, Texas.
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