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Personal info

Full name
MURPHY, Thomas Patrick
Date of birth
7 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36017438
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ingeldorf-Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 44

Immediate family

Members
John J. Murphy (father)
Sadie A. (Cassidy) Murphy (mother)
Edward J. Murphy (brother)
Robert E. Murphy (brother)
John V. Murphy (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas P. Murphy was a plumber before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 7 April 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten