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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Richard P. Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

Honored By

Jerry Penry

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A PILOT IN A C-53 ‘SKYTROOPER’ TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, WHO WAS KILLED DECEMBER 1, 1943 ALONG WITH FOUR OTHER CREWMEMBERS DURING A SIMULATED INSTRUMENT-TRAINING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE ALLIANCE ARMY AIR FIELD, NEBRASKA AND WAS EN-ROUTE TO THE NEBRASKA NORTH PLATTE AREA WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE SANDHILLS SOUTH OF HYANNIS, NEBRASKA. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS UNDETERMINED.