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MURPHY, Marvin Arnold "Bud" - Date of
birth
28 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa -
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37697615 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the area of Rechtenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 32 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marvin C. Murphy (father)
Winifred S. (Reynolds) Murphy (mother)
Ethella Murphy (sister)
Eugene Murphy (brother)
Dennis Murphy (brother)
More information
Pvt Marvin A. Murphy graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Barber College. He worked in a grain mill.He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 27 May 1944 and trained at Camp Roberts, California.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Iowa World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries 1947-1959, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for December 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-g-by-name.pdf
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Cedar Rapids Gazette