FORCE RECON Murphy, Patrick James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Murphy​

• FORENAME

Patrick James​

• UNIT

1 Recon Bn (1 Force Recon Company,attached) (1 MarDiv)​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

2293492​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th May 1968​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Long Island National Cemetery,Farmingdale,Suffolk County,New York Section 2G Site 5425-A​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Levittown,New York​

born 8.3.1947​

son of James Thomas and Elizabeth A. (nee Pidgeon) Murphy​

father (1920-2005) served as PFC USMC in WW2​

mother (1923-2013) served as Sgt USMC in WW2​

single​

graduated Pius X High School​

attended St John's University​

entered service August 1966​

KIA (friendly fire) Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 60E Line 26​

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note his brother was killed in an accident while serving at Fort Campbell,Kentuucky​

Murphy,Kevin J.​

PFC​

173 Airborne Brigade​

born 26.2.1951​

died 3.12.1971​

buried in same grave as Patrick​