John H Murphy
Military
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Object Number - UPL 22807 - John H. Murphy B17 pilot (0711783) Ridgewell 535 bombardment Squadron
John Murphy served as a pilot with the 535th Bomb Squadron of the 381st Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Ridgewell, England. John flew 35 missions from July 1944 - March 1945. He flew B-17 42-31990 'Stage Door Canteen' and 42-32060 'Boulder Buf.
Murphy was injured in the legs by flak on the mission when the latter aircraft crashed on 9 December 1944 but was back in the pilots seat 3 weeks later to complete 14 more missions
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio | 15 October 1922 | |
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Died |
19 January 2009 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Update to Biography Information from his son Tim
Added connections to aircraft records from information in biography field.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999/son, Patrick / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
