Ralph Braden Murphy was born on November 25, 1923. He was the son of Dysart Ralph Murphy and Elma Margaret Braden Murphy. He resided in Coconino County, Arizona prior to the war. Ralph served as a Staff Sergeant and a Gunner on the B-17G #44-6174, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Air Force during World War II.
B-17G #44-6174 took off from Sterparone, Italy on July 18, 1944 on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #44-6174, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. He is now buried in the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
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Murphy Ralph Braden
Name:
Ralph Braden Murphy
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
19106882
Unit:
816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-07-18
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Arizona
Plot:
Section 5, Block 4, Lot 1, Space 1
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
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