Murphy Francis J.

Name:

Francis J. Murphy

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

32775814

Unit:

294th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-03-20

State:

Cemetery:

Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey

Plot:

G

Row:

Grave:

7

Decoration:

Comments:

Francis J. Murphy served in the C Company, 294th Engineer Combat Battalion as a Private First Class during World War II. In the grounds of 228th Station Hospital, Haydon Park, Sherborne, England, recovering mines after mine-laying exercise on March 20, 1944, a truck rolled back over a live mine killing 29 members of C Company, 294th Engineer Combat Battalion. Company "C" had just finished an exercise with mine laying and then picked up the anti-tank mines and placed them alongside a truck to be taken to a safe area until the next exercise. The truck accidentally backed up over some mines and about 90 mines exploded.

PFC Muprhy was one of the soldiers killed in the accident. He is now buried in the Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey, USA, together in the same grave with PVT Deevy, PVT Henning, PVT Kerr, PVT Nicol, PVT Propp, and PVT Ready.

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