Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
MURPHY, Jerry Martin "Gerald" - Date of
birth
18 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
San Diego, San Diego County, California -
Hometown
Imperial County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19088355 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Lock Bridge
Heumen, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 14 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jack O. Murphy (father)
Johanna H. (Widmann) Murphy (mother)
Jacqueline A. Murphy (sister)
James E. Murphy (brother)
Donald P. Murphy (brother)
Colleen R. Murphy (sister)
More information
Pvt Jerry M. Murphy was a mechanic before he volunteered for the US Army at Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, California on 18 February 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 20 September 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl
Photo source: www.marketgarden.com