Wilbert D. Murphy Jr.

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/12/1944

Wilbert Dee Murphy Jr. was born in Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia on June 1, 1918.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Industrial Collieries Corporation
in Marianna, Pennsylvania.

He was drafted into the Army on April 24, 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His home of residence was listed as
Washington County, Pennsylvania and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled miners, and
mining-machine operators. He had completed one year of High School and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

Private Murphy was killed in action in France on June 12, 1944,
during 1st Battalion's attack toward the Quineville ridge.

Wilbert D. Murphy Jr. was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France in Block C Row 8 Grave 159 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot E Row 1 Grave 21

Grave marker for Wilbert D. Murphy Jr.

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