Pilot Officer Joseph Harold Michael Murphy
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
J/95450
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
128 Sqdn.
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
22 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Office Clerk
Next of Kin:
Son of Emmet Thomas Murphy and Mary Jane Murphy, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
1355 Green Ave., Westmount, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
6 ft 2.0 in / 188 cm
Weight:
159 lbs / 72 kg
Chest:
37.0 in / 94 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
838 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Panel 252
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Joseph Harold Michael Murphy
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Pilot Officer |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
128 Sqdn. |
|
|
Notes
Enjoyed bowling, softball, occasionally hockey, dancing
Smoked 12-15 cigarettes/dat, occasional beer
Father and sister died of spinal meningitis in 1934
Spoke French and English Fluently
Education
Vance School, Huntingdon, Quebec 1929-1935 Primary School
Huntingdon Academy 1935-1939
Working at Lake of the Woods Milling Co., Montreal, Quebec as a clerk 1939-enlistment
ENjoyed bowling, fishing, skating, hockey, baseball, football, horse back riding, bicycle riding
Additional Service Notes
Shot down over Nuremburg, Germany
Further ressearch indicates that he was serving as navigator/bomb aimer aboard the 2 person Mosquito MM195 with No. 128 Squadron, taking part in a night operation over Nuremberg on 29 November 1944. His body was never recovered and he is commerated on the Runnymeade Memorial in England.
The mission was likely part of target marking or precision bombing over Nuremberg on the night of 29 Nov 1944, during one of Bomber Command’s less frequently documented flights to southern German industrial centers. Mosquitos were often employed as markers or for smaller-scale raids in adverse conditions.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Thomas Emmet Murphy Died June 19, 1934 Born Denver Colarado, USA (US Citizen)
Mother Mary (Darragh) Murphy born Dewittville, Quebec
Living in R.R. 1, Huntingdon, Quebec
Brotheres
Gerald William Murphy
Lawrence Patrick Murphy
Edward Francis Murphy
Vincent Bernard Murphy
All living in R.R. 1, Huntingdon, Quebec
Research Notes
Little in the service file on actual missions other than telegram of death.
