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Personal info

Full name
MURPHY, Marion E Jr
Date of birth
12 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hometown
Hamilton County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34724511
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Near Gressenich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 51

Immediate family

Members
Marion E. Murphy (father)
Mary Murphy (mother)
Cotton Murphy (brother)

More information

Pvt Marion E. Murphy Jr. was a waiter before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet