Lloyd G. Murphy
Captain, U.S. Army

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Lloyd G. Murphy

Captain,
U.S. Army

Service #O-351025

Assigned to the U.S Army Infantry

Died on January 27, 1945
While In Prisoner of War Status
Awards: Bronze Star and Purple Heart

CAPT Murphy entered the US Army from Wyoming
and his loss is recorded in the
Wyoming World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 1,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is engraved on the
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines,
and is listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946

SERIAL NUMBER
O-351025
NAME
MURPHY LLOYD G
GRADE, ALPHA
Captain
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Infantry
DATE REPORT
5/7/1942
RACE
WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
Wyoming
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
 (No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
 (No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT TYPE
 (No Data Entered)
AREA
Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
LATEST REPORT DATE
1/27/1945
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
PW Camp #1 - Cabanatuan 1-2-3 Nueva Province Luzon Philippines 15-121
REP
Brazil Maru - Transported survivors of Enoura Maru to Japan (13 - 29 January 1945). Some POWs died in transit.
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
December Sinkings: See code in previous field (REP). (B)DS=Brazil Maru; (E)DS=Enoura Maru; (O)DS=Oryoka Maru; (X) Died during transportation from Olongapo to San Fernando, PI.
Online Related Information:
Oryoku Maru Roster, from www.west-point.org

This casuality is listed on the DPMO Defense Prisoner of War - Missing Personnel Office as "Service Personnel Not Recovered Following WWII", last updated 31 July 2013.


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