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Personal info

Full name
MURPHY, Charles G
Date of birth
5 April 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31072586
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Near Consdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 9 10

More information

Pfc Charles G. Murphy was employed by the Boston City Hospital before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 10 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Danny van der Groen – 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 16 December 1945