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MURPHY, Daniel Joseph - Date of
birth
6 December 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32998861 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Virginia M. Murphy (wife)
Virginia M. Murphy (daughter)
More information
Sgt Daniel J. Murphy attended high school for one year and was employed at the Loft Candy Corporation before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 14 August 1943.He died of wounds, sustained by artillery shell fragments in his thigh.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy