William E Murphy
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA)/On 4 July 1942. Take off from Swanton Morley at 0714 hrs. Shot down by flak and broke up in air north of Bergen-aan-Zee, Holland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 15th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
Bergen, The Netherlands | 4 July 1942 | Buried in the Allied Plot of the general cemetery of Bergen, Netherlands. |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bergen, The Netherlands | 4 July 1942 | Shot down by anti-aircraft fire. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 17-Oct-2014 Burial location of Staff Sergeant Murphy from "Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop and John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th