World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gerald J. Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
500th Bomb Goup Memorial Association
AN AIRPLANE ELECTRICAL MECHANIC GUNNER SPECIALIST, HE WAS THE TAIL GUNNER OF THE 883RD BOMB SQUADRON AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED ON A TRAINING MISSION AT COPELAND, KANSAS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1944.