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Personal info

Full name
MURPHY, Joseph Thomas
Date of birth
6 January 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
6702194
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
James J. Murphy (father)
Mary T. (Ford) Murphy (mother)
John W. Murphy (brother)
James R. Murphy (brother)
Margaret C. Murphy (sister)
Agnes Murphy (sister)
Ellen Murphy (sister)
Anna A. Murphy (sister)
Robert H. Murphy (brother)
Marie Murphy (sister)
Martin Murphy (brother)
Sadie Murphy (sister)
Irene V. Murphy (sister)
James Murphy (brother)
Regina V. (Quinn) Murphy (wife)
Joseph E. Murphy (son)
Carole A. Murphy (daughter)

More information

Pvt Joseph T. Murphy enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 November 1943.

He is remembered at the Long Island National Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Zacksged Tree www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Glenn

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Misty / Chuck, www.ancestry.com - Jakeoni