World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph S. Murphey
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Farmer City, Illinois
Honored By
Ivan Eugene Houser
Relationship
Friend
HE WAS CALLED TO THE MARINES BEFORE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER RIGOROUS MARINE TRAINING HE WAS SENT TO IWO JIMA, WHERE ON HIS FIRST DAY, HE WAS STRUCK BY SHRAPNEL ENTERING THROUGH HIS HELMET AND INTO HIS SKULL. HE WAS EVACUATED.