Michael James Murphy

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World War I
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Fallen

County:

Cass

Date of Loss:

1918-07-19

Branch of Service:

Marines

Rank:

Sgt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:

97th Company, 6th Regiment

Circumstances:

Killed in action, July 19, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2254 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 9, 1890. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at St. Paul, Minn., on May 13, 1916. Served in Central Division, from April 6, 1917, to Sept. 12, 1917; 97th Company, 6th Regiment, Quantico, Va., from Sept. 12, 1917, to Nov., 1917. Arrived in France Nov. 19, 1917, and served there to death. Grades: Corporal, Sept. 12, 1917; Sergeant, Feb. 15, 1918. Engagements: Toulon Sector; Aisne Defensive; Chateau-Thierry Sector; Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons). Awarded, Fourragere. 4 years prior service.

Michael James Murphy

World War I - Fallen

World War I
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Fallen