Name | Murphy, Donald Max | |
Birth | 25 Oct 1922 [1] | |
Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | MURP.D004 | |
_FGRAVE | 56771095 | |
Military Service | World War II, Private First Class, Company C, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division [2, 3] | |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Donald Max Murphy (1922-1944) |
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United States Army |
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) |
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Military Service Ribbons, Murphy, Donald Max (1922-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military |
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military |
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military |
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American Campaign Medal, United States |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines |
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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24th Infantry Division, United States Army |
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24th Infantry Division, United States Army |
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21st Infantry Regiment, United States Army |
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Leyte, Philippines |
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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World War II Honoree, Murphy, Donald Max (1922-1944) |
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Death | 14 Nov 1944 | Leyte, Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas, Philippines [1] |
Cause: Killed in Action | ||
Burial | Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines [1] | |
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Manila American Cemetery and Memorial |
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Memorial Headstone, Murphy, Donald Max |
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American Battle Monuments Commission - Manila American Cemetery Also known as Fort William McKinley Cemetery The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. It contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II, a total of 16,859, most of whom lost their lives in operations… |
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Person ID | I43051 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified | 15 May 2023 |
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