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MURPHY, James Joseph - Date of
birth
1 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-806886 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
96th Squadron,
440th Troop Carrier Group
-
Awards
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
6 May 1945 - Place of
death
Near Jarny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Murphy (father)
Sophia (Morris) Murphy (mother)
Virginia M. (Stager) Murphy (wife)
Kathleen A. Murphy (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-68695 -
Data
Type: C-53D-DO
Destination: A-64
Mission: Supply
MACR: 15363
More information
2nd Lt William J. Hamrick:Murphy and Brown slid in a little too close on takeoff and they started to roll out to the left. I could tell the pilot was trying to pull up but the weight of the cargo shifted to the left and they couldn’t pull it up. They came down but didn’t make it out. The plane hit and went off like a bomb had exploded. They were hauling gas,” he said. All three crew members were killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Dianne Baumert-Moyik