State Heroes

Private First Class Darrell G. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 3rd Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division

Date of Loss: July 21, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Guam

Private First Class John A. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Marine Division

Date of Loss: February 23, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Iwo Jima

Sgt. Michael James Murphy

World War I

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 97th Company, 6th Regiment

Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 27

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.

Captain Lloyd G. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 27, 1945 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Tokas Harbor, Formosa

John J. Murphy

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 163rd Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: May 28, 1918 / Age: 26

Died of pneumonia on May 28, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2253 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Captain Louis F. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 45th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: February 05, 1945 / Age: 27

Died in service in the POW Fukuoka Camp in Japan

Seaman 2nd Class Bill M. Murphy Jr.

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: December 20, 1945 / Age: 22

Died in service in San Peblo, California

Pvt. Joseph Murray

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Central Officers Training School

Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 28

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 5, 1918.

Buried at Bismarck, N. Dak.

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

Private Delufes F. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 03, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service in Yakima, Washington when a truck toppled over.

Sergeant Everett L. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 15th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 23, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Italy

2nd Lieutenant George L. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age: 22

Lt. George Murray was killed when the P-47D he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles east of Matagorda, Texas.

Staff Sergeant Howard M. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 612th Bomb Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th401st Bomb Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

S/Sgt. Murray's plane, I'll Be Seeing You, crashed returning to England after a bombing mission.

First Lieutenant Tracy Henry Murrey

Baldwin

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Date of Loss: November 20, 1967 / Age: 25

Tracy Henry Murrey was killed during a massive attempt on Hill 875 near Dak To in November of 1967.  123 men lost their lives during this intense 3 day firefight.

2nd Lieutenant Douglas L. Mutchler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 365th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 305th Bomber Group

Date of Loss: August 17, 1943 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Belgium

Private Frank Ebbenezer Myers

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND

Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 22

Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website