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MURPHY, Thomas Joseph - Date of
birth
16 April 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31426495 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg - Ammerschwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas J. Murphy (father)
Gertrude S. (Leonard) Murphy (mother)
Edward R. Murphy (brother)
Richard H. Murphy (brother)
Leonard Murphy (brother)
Marjorie W. Murphy (wife)
Thomas J. Murphy III (son)
More information
Pfc Thomas J. Murphy graduated from Needham High School and the Bentley School of Accounting. He was a border control officer, employed by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service.He was stationed at the Border Patrol Station in Houlton, Maine before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 November 1943.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his leg.
His brother, 1st Lt Leonard Murphy, is memorialized at Netherlands American Cemetery.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy