World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George James Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Lee Flegel
Relationship
Friend
INDUCTED, SAN FRANCISCO, 30 JANUARY 1943. LANDED OMAHA BEACH 13 JUNE 1944 AS MEMBER OF 83RD AIRDROME SQUADRON. ARMED P-47 THUNDERBOLTS AT AIR STRIP IN CARENTAN, FRANCE. BATTLE STARS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. RETURNED TO ROYAL AIR FORCE, BURTONWOOD, ENGLAND LATE JUNE 1945. UNIT REFORMED FOR EMBARKATION FROM CARDIFF TO FAR EAST AT WAR'S END.