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MURPHY, Joseph Leon - Date of
birth
9 April 1907 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11053174 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 August 1943 - Place of
death
Leimersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 15 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas J. Murphy (father)
Mary F. (Bradford) Murphy (mother)
Francis Murphy (brother)
John E. Murphy (brother)
Mary A. Murphy (sister)
William P. Murphy (brother)
Florence M. Murphy (sister)
Edith M. Murphy (sister)
Thomas R. Murphy (brother)
Ella F. Murphy (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5821 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Cindy
Destination: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil refinery
MACR: 1360
More information
T/Sgt Joseph L. Murphy attended high school for two years and worked in a shoe factory. He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Boston, Massachusetts on 8 June 1942.The airplane suffered a fire in the bomb-bay area from flak and fighter attacks.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Leimersdorf, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial, Archives, Fold3, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com