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MURPHY, Dennis Waldburg Jr - Date of
birth
19 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia -
Hometown
Chatham County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14141974 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neffe, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dennis W. Murphy (father)
Gertrude M. Murphy (mother)
Helen Murphy (sister)
Catherine Murphy (sister)
Gertrude Murphy (sister)
Joan Murphy (sister)
More information
Pfc Dennis W. Murphy Jr. volunteered for the U.S. Army in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 18 November 1942.He attended high school for 1 year.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery