Serviceman
William J Murphy
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- Army serial number
- 38206440
- Rank
- Pfc (28 November 1943), Cpl (27 August 1944), SSGT (9 January 1945), TSGT (21 March 1945), TSGT (27 May 1945)
- Hometown
- Pittsburg PA; Pittsburgh PA
- Also written
- William Murphy
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 159
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Clifton K. Momberg Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · The Clifton K. Momberg crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 159)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 1945 | Air Medal | 151 | SSGT |
| 21 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1605 | TSGT |
| 27 May 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3472 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
3 entries, first 28 November 1943, last 28 August 1944; grades seen: Cpl, Pfc. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-11-28 817th: Set
- 1944-08-27 817th: Redlass fr 747 to 590
- 1944-08-28 840th: 590 CPL Irvin L Witter
National Archives pages: roll 456415616 p. 819, roll 566192358 p. 2455, roll 566195336 p. 1852
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