ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Bill Martin Murphy, Jr was born in Granville, McHenry County, North Dakota on November 22, 1923, to William Martin and Mabel Anna Kelsey Murphy. He entered the United States Navy in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 24, 1944. 

O/S theater unknown; died in service December 20, 1945, in San Pueblo, California; burial place unknown.

Source: Ancestry

born Pulaski Township, ND 19 Sep 24; resident Walsh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 12 Nov 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 26 Mar 45 Zamami Shima, Ryukyu Islands; buried in Row 2, St Stanislous Parish, Warsaw, ND.

born Minto, ND 25 Jan 22; resident Walsh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 23 Dec 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 30 Nov 43 England; buried in Row 5, Grave 3, Section Southwest Corner, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Minto, ND.

born Beach, ND 18 Nov 19; resident Golden Valley County, ND; entered AUS Missoula, Mont 19 Jan 42; died in service 26 Jul 43 Christmas, Fla; buried in Beach City Cemetery, Beach, ND

born Thompson, ND 13 Jul 21; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered US Army Ft Des Moines, Iowa 21 Mar 40; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 5 Mar 45 Luxemburg, Germany; buried in Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, ND

born Wing, ND 25 Apr 22; resident Burleigh County, ND; entered AUS Bismarck, ND 4 Aug 43; died in service 9 Jun 45 Sebring, Fla; buried in Plot 41, Row 1, Block 1, Union Cemetery, Wing, ND

born Enderlin, ND 8 Dec 19; resident Foster County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 9 May 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 26 May 45 Japan; buried in Plot Q, Grave 631, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

born Pittsburgh, Pa 27 Jan 19; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 17 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 16 Jan 45 Luzon, PI; buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, ND.

born Bismarck, ND 19 Feb 24; resident Burleigh County, ND; entered USMC Mpls, Minn 10 Jul 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 23 Jul 44 Guam; buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, ND

born Fargo, ND 27 Apr 13; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 20 Jul 42; died in service 17 Jun 44 Camp Crowder, MO; burial place unk.