Donald Gregory Murphy (1917 - 1962)

Born 27 Dec 1917 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Dorothy (Williard) Conway — married 15 Nov 1941 in Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1962 at age 44 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Corporal Donald Murphy served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: May 3, 1943
Unit(s): Headquarters Company. 3rd Battalion, 273 Infantry
Service ended: October 5, 1944

Corporal Army May 5, 1943-October 4, 1944 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 273 Infantry^[1][2][3]

Son of Donald Gregory Murphy (1875–1938) and Rose Lynch (1897-1970). He has an older brother Harry and younger sister Rose.

Donald and Dorothy married 15 Nov 1941^[4] in Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.

1. Linda
2. Marianne

He passed at the age of 44^[5] and is interred in the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington, New Jersey, United States of America>^[6]

Census

1920 Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States^[7]

1930 William Lynch, Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States^[8]

1940 Williamstown Borough, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJY-57D : 5 December 2014), Donald G Murphy, enlisted 03 May 1943, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-VZ2 : 24 June 2016), Donald G. Jr. Murphy and Dorothy E. Williard, 1941.
5. ↑ Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates #030500-62, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124660614
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61K-556 : accessed 4 June 2017), Donald Murphy in household of William Lynch, Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 152, sheet 13B, line 78, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1560; FHL microfilm 1,821,560.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHS4-MMT : accessed 4 June 2017), Donald Murphy in household of William Lynch, Williamstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 10A, line 28, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2028; FHL microfilm 2,341,762.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFZ-RSK : accessed 4 June 2017), Donald G Murphy in household of Rose D Murphy, Williamstown Borough, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-140, sheet 10B, line 60, family 202, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3486.

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