World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Cullen Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A MAJOR IN INFANTRY AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNITS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATION. RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR. DREW AND PAINTED PORTRAITS OF THE SOLDIERS AND THEIR COMMANDERS AS WELL AS SKETCHES OF JAPANESE LIFE WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. DIED JULY 2, 2004.