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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Earl H. Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Illinois

Honored By

PL

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

enlisted in 1937. winter training in Iceland. Sergeant, assistant rifle squad leader with 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division that landed on Omaha beach in june 1944 and fought its way across france. on September 11, 1944 his unit was engaged in a fierce firefight on the banks of the moselle river. he was in the rear guard and was shot. As he was being evacuated by boat, a mortar hit the craft and killed him. Awarded the purple heart and silver star. Buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.