World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
California
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR. CAPTURED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. SURVIVED THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. TAKEN TO JAPAN AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR ANOTHER YEAR WORKING IN A COPPER MINE.