born Beach, ND 22 Aug 16; resident Stark County, ND; entered AUS Portland, Ore 8 Jan 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 27 Dec 42 Buna, New Guinea; buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, Dickinson, ND

Bill Martin Murphy, Jr was born in Granville, McHenry County, North Dakota on November 22, 1923, to William Martin and Mabel A 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 Peblo, 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