George J. Murphy | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	32364106
Unit	340th Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Delaware
Date of Death	February 14 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery Florence American Cemetery Via Cassia S.N. 50023 Tavarnuzze (Firenze) Italy

340th Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Notes

His remains have been recovered and buried in a private cemetery in Delaware. His name remains permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.