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Personal info

Full name
MURPHY, John Robert
Date of birth
5 December 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Cherokee County, Alabama
Hometown
Chattooga County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34834258
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmidt, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 11 22

Immediate family

Members
Fannie H. Murphy (wife)

More information

Pfc John R. Murphy enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 6 January 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.historynet.com/the-hurtgen-forest-1944-the-worst-place-of-any.htm,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet