DUMITRU MURĂREŢU - PRIEST OF NO. 7 HUNTER'S REGIMENT AND NO. 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT

Priest Dumitru Murăreţu, born in the village of Păişani, the Stoina commune, participated in the First World War - more precisely in the 1916-1917 campaigns - as priest of the 7th Ranger Regiment, taking part in the battle of Mărăşti and in the third battle of Oituz and he distinguished himself by the bravery in the fights from Hârja (Oituz), where he contributed to uplifting the troops' and officers' morale. Moreover, Priest Dumitru Murăreţu helped the regiment doctor to tend the wounded coming from first line of front. Under these circumstances, Priest Dumitru Murăreţu would be promoted, on the 1st of January 1918, to a rank equivalent to captain. Later on, Priest Dumitru Murăreţu took part in the Romanian Army's campaign in Bessarabia, as priest of the 39th Infantry Regiment within the Xth Infantry Division, unit which deployed its garrison at Tighina (Bender), where Priest Dumitru Murăreţu served until the end of the year 1918. After the First World War ended, Priest Dumitru Murăreţu would be decorated by King Ferdinand I of Romania with the "Crown of Romania" order and, after demobilization, he returned to the Ţânţăreni parish, from where, subsequently, during the year 1927, he transferred to the Urdari parish.