Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Jimmie
R.
Murphy
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Formosa)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Corporal Jimmie R. Murphy (MCSN: 217146), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control in 1945.