World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herschel E. Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Goldengate, Illinois
Honored By
John W. Overton
HE FOUGHT IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN AS A BAZOOKA MAN IN COMPANY A, 117TH REGIMENT, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS WOUNDED WHILE FIGHTING IN THE HEDGEROWS OF NORMANDY AND WOUNDED AGAIN WHILE BATTLING WITH A GERMAN TIGER TANK THAT HE HAD DISABLED WITH HIS BAZOOKA.