Lawrence Murphy

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Entered: April 23, 1946 U. S. Army

Trained: San Antonio Tx

Embarkation: September 1946

Served pacific Theater

Served 6 mos.

Died Nov 10, 1946. Body returned to US January 7, 1947

 

JANUARY 9, 1947

Van Lear Soldier’s Body Returned To County For Burial At Meally Tuesday

Pvt. L. Murphy Dies In Manila

      The body of Pvt. Lawrence Murphy, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Murphy, Van Lear, who died Nov. 10 at his base at Manila, Philippine Island, was returned to Johnson County for funeral and burial services which were held Wednesday afternoon at the Meally Christian Church with the Rev. S. C. Honeycutt officiating.

     Interment services in the family cemetery was conducted by the Johnson Post No. 117, American Legion.

     Details of the service-man’s death are not known and the parents received a letter from him five days prior to receiving news of the death that he was in good health and enjoying himself.

     Pvt. Murphy is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy to lose his life in World War II.

     Besides his parents, Pvt. Murphy is survived by several brothers and sisters.

     The Van Lear service man entered the Army about eight months ago and had been overseas only a short time. His untimely death came as a distinct shock to his many friends in Johnson County.

     At the burial services Wednesday Leon Preston acted as chaplain and commander; Paul Fraim was the bugler; Jack Price the color bearer; T. R. Music and A. L. Porter, Jr., color guard; Clyde Collins, Francis M. Caudill, Emery Barker, Beecher Hyden, Homer Music, Leonard Music, Paul Reynolds and Chester McClure firing squad.

     Pall bearers included LeFrancis Rigsby, James R. Music, Langley Kirk, Ernest Green, Walter Childers, James Witten, Bill Blanton, Dudley McCallister, Paul Brickley, Kelley Music, Salman Stambaugh and James Salyers.