John A. Murphy

Private First Class John Alexander Murphy grave marker photo

World War II
-
Fallen

County:
Ramsey

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Marines

Rank:
Private First Class

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
2nd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
27th Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
5th Marine Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Engagements/Battles:
Battle of Iwo Jima

Circumstances:

Died in service in Iwo Jima

Biography:

John Alexander Murphy was born in Culbertson, Roosevelt County, Montana on May 9, 1926, to John (Jack) P. Murphy and Mary Houle Murphy. He was a resident of Benson, Ramsey County, North Dakota and entered the United States Marine Corps in Omaha, Nebraska on November 10, 1943. Private First Class Murphy served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and died in service on February 23, 1945, in Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Japan. He is buried in Block 33, Lot 1, Space 4, Saint Joseph 2nd Addition, Veteran Area, Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, (AKA Devils Lake Cemetery, GAR Cemetery) Devils Lake, North Dakota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave