Private First Class Murphy served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 17, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35043215
He was Killed In Action in the:
• Normandy Invasion during World War II
He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
He was the son of:
• James Robert Murphy (02/08/1887 - 12/13/1965)
• Mary Theresa Rummage Murphy (02/1890 - 1977)
He was the brother of:
• John R Murphy (11/20/1910 - 01/15/1989)
• Daniel Edward Murphy (05/22/1912 - 10/11/1967)
• Mary Anita Murphy (11/04/1913 - 02/22/1922)
• Reverend Thomas Aquinas Murphy (09/08/1915 - 01/13/1978)
• Lawrence Robertus Murphy (08/06/1917 - 02/14/2000)
• Hubert Rock Murphy (01/27/1921 - 10/08/1989)
• Joseph Christopher "J C" Murphy (03/07/1922 - 01/22/2004)
• Bernard Louis Murphy (10/10/1924 - 03/26/1998)
• Sister Theresa Marie Murphy (10/21/1926 - 06/12/2009
• Charles Murray Murphy (09/23/1928 - 08/04/2014)
He was the husband of:
• Mary Rita Wedding Murphy Hamilton (06/08/1917 - 03/29/2008)
*** (They were married in 1941 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky) ***
He was the father of:
• One daughter (with Mary)
____________________________________________∼HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE JAMES ROBERT & MARY TERESA RUMMAGE MURPHY OF ST. JOSEPH. HIS WIFE MARY RITA MURPHY HAMILTON (DECEASED) HE WAS PRECEDE IN DEATH BY HIS BROTHER JOHN R. DANIEL, HIS SISTER MARY ROBERTA, ANOTHER SISTER ANITA, ANOTHER BROTHER THOMAS ROBERTUS, HIS BROTHER HUBERT CHRISTOPHER BERNARD, HIS SISTER THERESA MARIE AND MURRAY. HE IS SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER MARY JAWUAN WEAVER (DONALD)
Private First Class Murphy served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 17, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35043215
He was Killed In Action in the:
• Normandy Invasion during World War II
He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
He was the son of:
• James Robert Murphy (02/08/1887 - 12/13/1965)
• Mary Theresa Rummage Murphy (02/1890 - 1977)
He was the brother of:
• John R Murphy (11/20/1910 - 01/15/1989)
• Daniel Edward Murphy (05/22/1912 - 10/11/1967)
• Mary Anita Murphy (11/04/1913 - 02/22/1922)
• Reverend Thomas Aquinas Murphy (09/08/1915 - 01/13/1978)
• Lawrence Robertus Murphy (08/06/1917 - 02/14/2000)
• Hubert Rock Murphy (01/27/1921 - 10/08/1989)
• Joseph Christopher "J C" Murphy (03/07/1922 - 01/22/2004)
• Bernard Louis Murphy (10/10/1924 - 03/26/1998)
• Sister Theresa Marie Murphy (10/21/1926 - 06/12/2009
• Charles Murray Murphy (09/23/1928 - 08/04/2014)
He was the husband of:
• Mary Rita Wedding Murphy Hamilton (06/08/1917 - 03/29/2008)
*** (They were married in 1941 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky) ***
He was the father of:
• One daughter (with Mary)
____________________________________________∼HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE JAMES ROBERT & MARY TERESA RUMMAGE MURPHY OF ST. JOSEPH. HIS WIFE MARY RITA MURPHY HAMILTON (DECEASED) HE WAS PRECEDE IN DEATH BY HIS BROTHER JOHN R. DANIEL, HIS SISTER MARY ROBERTA, ANOTHER SISTER ANITA, ANOTHER BROTHER THOMAS ROBERTUS, HIS BROTHER HUBERT CHRISTOPHER BERNARD, HIS SISTER THERESA MARIE AND MURRAY. HE IS SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER MARY JAWUAN WEAVER (DONALD)
Inscription
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PFC 325 GLI INF 82 ABN DIV
KENTUCKY
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Family Members
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John Robert Murphy
1910–1989
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Daniel Edward "Dan" Murphy
1912–1967
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Mary Anita Murphy
1913–1922
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Rev Thomas Aquinas Murphy
1915–1978
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Lawrence Robertus Murphy
1917–2000
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Dr Hubert Rock Murphy
1921–1989
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Joseph Christopher "J.C." Murphy Sr
1922–2004
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Bernard Louis Murphy
1924–1998
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Sr Theresa Marie "Sr. Joseph Theresa" Murphy
1926–2009
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Charles Murray Murphy
1928–2014
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