World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John A. Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Columbus, Nebraska
Honored By
John A. Murphy
Served with 5th Air Force, B-25 in the Southwest Pacific from 1942-1945. Top turret gunner on Tondelayo on October 18, 1943. Mission on Rabaul. Awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.