134th Infantry Regiment Website
"All Hell Can't Stop Us"
|
|
134th Infantry Regiment Website"All Hell Can't Stop Us" |
|
William Charles Murphy, son of James Eugene and Mary Agnes (Wall) Murphy, was born December 16, 1920 in St Paul, Minnesota. He registered for the draft February 16, 1942 when he was 21 years old, living in Minneapolis and working at the Minneapolis Brewing Company. He was inducted into the Army in August 1942, served as a Rifleman in Company F, 137th Infantry Regiment, and landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy France July 8, 1944. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge August 1, 1944. Pvt William C Murphy was killed by artillery shell fragments November 22, 1944 in the vicinity of Hilsprich, France. He is buried at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
