Dies of Illness
John Murphy, Sr., former Grimms tavern operator, now living at 1148 Doty street, Green Bay, received the telegram yesterday from the War Department that his son, John Francis, 19, who enlisted in the U.S. army February 26, 1940, had died of illness July 11, 1942.
He had been erroneously reported "missing in action" since 1942. The message made it plain that Private Murphy had died of illness and not from wounds.
The Grimms soldier enlisted at Green Bay five years ago, while still a senior at Reedsville high school. He received his training in California and was attached to the 131 division when sent to Manila. He was stationed there at the time of the outbreak of the Japanese war and it is presumed that he was on Corregidor when it fell to the Japs.
Evidently he died while a prisoner of the Japs. Last September the parents received word their son had been turned over to Germany by the Japs. Now it develops this story was in error, as the Grimms soldier was confused with another John Murphy.
Born at Oconto in 1923, Private Murphy accompanied his parents when they located at Grimms. He is survived by his parents, three brothers Michael, William and Gerald, all of Green Bay; four sisters, Germaine of New York City, Margarite of Oconto, Patricia and Yvonne of Green Bay.
A memorial mass will be offered for Private Murphy at St. Patrick's Catholic church, Maple Grove, Thursday morning, July 5.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 28, 1945
John Murphy, Sr., former Grimms tavern operator, now living at 1148 Doty street, Green Bay, received the telegram yesterday from the War Department that his son, John Francis, 19, who enlisted in the U.S. army February 26, 1940, had died of illness July 11, 1942.
He had been erroneously reported "missing in action" since 1942. The message made it plain that Private Murphy had died of illness and not from wounds.
The Grimms soldier enlisted at Green Bay five years ago, while still a senior at Reedsville high school. He received his training in California and was attached to the 131 division when sent to Manila. He was stationed there at the time of the outbreak of the Japanese war and it is presumed that he was on Corregidor when it fell to the Japs.
Evidently he died while a prisoner of the Japs. Last September the parents received word their son had been turned over to Germany by the Japs. Now it develops this story was in error, as the Grimms soldier was confused with another John Murphy.
Born at Oconto in 1923, Private Murphy accompanied his parents when they located at Grimms. He is survived by his parents, three brothers Michael, William and Gerald, all of Green Bay; four sisters, Germaine of New York City, Margarite of Oconto, Patricia and Yvonne of Green Bay.
A memorial mass will be offered for Private Murphy at St. Patrick's Catholic church, Maple Grove, Thursday morning, July 5.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 28, 1945
Dies of Illness
John Murphy, Sr., former Grimms tavern operator, now living at 1148 Doty street, Green Bay, received the telegram yesterday from the War Department that his son, John Francis, 19, who enlisted in the U.S. army February 26, 1940, had died of illness July 11, 1942.
He had been erroneously reported "missing in action" since 1942. The message made it plain that Private Murphy had died of illness and not from wounds.
The Grimms soldier enlisted at Green Bay five years ago, while still a senior at Reedsville high school. He received his training in California and was attached to the 131 division when sent to Manila. He was stationed there at the time of the outbreak of the Japanese war and it is presumed that he was on Corregidor when it fell to the Japs.
Evidently he died while a prisoner of the Japs. Last September the parents received word their son had been turned over to Germany by the Japs. Now it develops this story was in error, as the Grimms soldier was confused with another John Murphy.
Born at Oconto in 1923, Private Murphy accompanied his parents when they located at Grimms. He is survived by his parents, three brothers Michael, William and Gerald, all of Green Bay; four sisters, Germaine of New York City, Margarite of Oconto, Patricia and Yvonne of Green Bay.
A memorial mass will be offered for Private Murphy at St. Patrick's Catholic church, Maple Grove, Thursday morning, July 5.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 28, 1945
John Murphy, Sr., former Grimms tavern operator, now living at 1148 Doty street, Green Bay, received the telegram yesterday from the War Department that his son, John Francis, 19, who enlisted in the U.S. army February 26, 1940, had died of illness July 11, 1942.
He had been erroneously reported "missing in action" since 1942. The message made it plain that Private Murphy had died of illness and not from wounds.
The Grimms soldier enlisted at Green Bay five years ago, while still a senior at Reedsville high school. He received his training in California and was attached to the 131 division when sent to Manila. He was stationed there at the time of the outbreak of the Japanese war and it is presumed that he was on Corregidor when it fell to the Japs.
Evidently he died while a prisoner of the Japs. Last September the parents received word their son had been turned over to Germany by the Japs. Now it develops this story was in error, as the Grimms soldier was confused with another John Murphy.
Born at Oconto in 1923, Private Murphy accompanied his parents when they located at Grimms. He is survived by his parents, three brothers Michael, William and Gerald, all of Green Bay; four sisters, Germaine of New York City, Margarite of Oconto, Patricia and Yvonne of Green Bay.
A memorial mass will be offered for Private Murphy at St. Patrick's Catholic church, Maple Grove, Thursday morning, July 5.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 28, 1945
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Engraved on the front of the stone: "We dedicate this monument to the following men and women though buried in this hallowed soil, no stone marks the spot where they lie. It is our fervent hope that by the erection of this monument they will never be forgotten." Erected by Friends of St. Patrick Sept. 17, 2000.
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