Edward Murphy

1st Lt Edward J Murphy was assigned to the 459th BG 757th Squadron.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Pilot.

Edward John Murphy who was assigned to the 757th Bomb Squadron of the 459th Bomb Group. He was stationed at Cerignola piloting B-24s on raids on Ploesti, Monte Casino and Munich amongst others. Ed's aircraft was badly hit with flak causing him to belly land the aircraft in Hungary. He was taken POW until the end of the war. Post-war he flew as a pilot for Southern Airlines and as a flight instructor during the Korean war. He was also active during the Cuban Missile crisis and retired in the mid 1970s as a Colonel and commander of the 159th Fighter Squadron. He died suddenly in 1992.

Ed and Julie Murphy 1991

15th AAF Officer Pilots Chocolate Ike Jacket - History Coat, Elastique, O.D., Dark, Officers. 37R. 1944 dated. Lovely dark green chocolate Ike jacket.

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Rank	Order	Date	Award Ribbon Device
1LT			ROS
1st Lt	195	04/10/1944	AM
1st Lt	911	06/08/1944	AM/1OLC
1st Lt	911	06/08/1944	AM/2OLC
1st Lt	1433	06/28/1944	AM/3OLC
1LT	1942	07/19/1944	AM/4OLC

12/24/1943 December Roster

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