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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Elmer W. Murphy

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska

Honored By

Jerry Penry

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A CIVILIAN FLIGHT ENGINEER OF A B-25D ‘MITCHELL’ TWINE ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 22, 1943 ALONG WITH THE PILOT (ARMY AIR CORPS) AND ONE OTHER CIVILIAN CREWMEMBER. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM OMAHA OFFUTT ARMY AIR FIELD, THE PORT (LEFT) ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE ILL-FATED BOMBER CRASHED THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE GLENN L. MARTIN BOMBER PLANT, EXPLODING INTO FLAMES AND DESTROYING ANOTHER BOMBER THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ONE CIVILIAN CREWMEMBER THAT WAS ON BOARD SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT. THE GLENN L. MARTIN BOMBER PLANT, BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, EMPLOYED THE CIVILIAN CREWMEN.