Rank: Specialist 4
Unit: Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B – Infantryman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 17-Oct-1946
Hometown: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Marital status: Married to Elizabeth J. Murphy
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Start of tour: 5-Apr-1968
Incident date: 10-Nov-1968
Date of casualty: 10-Nov-1968
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire.
John Paul Murphy died from wounds received while on combat operation when hit by hostile sniper fire.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
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