Vernon Virgil Murphy
MilitaryAssigned to 397FS, 368FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Aachen in P-47
42-75416 21-Oct-44, chasing FW190 on the deck, hit by ground fire possibly friendly, A/C set afire, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9785
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron 397th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dougherty, OK | 25 May 1921 | Son of Gertrude Murphy. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 30 August 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 21 October 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Based |
Chilbolton | 21 October 1944 | Assigned to 397FS, 368FG, 9AF USAAF. |