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Robert
Mervin
Murphy
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Fayette

, 

Pennsylvania

Robert Murphy was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was forced to march to North Korea on the “Tiger Death March”, and died at An-Dong, North Korea on May 25, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 20, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Private First Class Robert Mervin Murphy (ASN: RA-13299180), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 20 July 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.