New York casualty info please

[museumtom]

I am researching a soldier who was killed in ww1, details are sketchy but he was born in Ireland and his name was John J Murphy, and basically that's all I have. Can you help me with this man please?

Thanking you all in advance.

Kind Regards.

Tom.

[brimacombe]

Tom

3 John J Murphy casualties -

1. John J Murphy - Private, U.S. Army

147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division

Entered the Service from: Illinois

Died: October 10, 1918

Buried at: Plot A Row 24 Grave 21

St. Mihiel American Cemetery

Thiaucourt, France

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2. John J Murphy - Sergeant, U.S. Army

101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division

Entered the Service from: Massachusetts

Died: October 27, 1918

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

Tablets of the Missing at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

Romagne, France

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3 John Joseph Murphy - Private, U.S. Army

314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division

Entered the Service from: Rhode Island

Died: November 1, 1918

Buried at: Plot B Row 39 Grave 32

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

Romagne, France

Doesnt help with the New York connection - but might be worthwhile looking through the draft registrations on ancestry? At least you've got three names to look for...

regards

Shawn

[tipperary]

http://www.oryansroughnecks.org/rosterAB.html

Hi Tom here is a roster for 107 new york infantry i searched through the various companies looking for a great uncle you may have better luck than i. john

there is a map on the web somwhere tom showing draft board numbers by area in ny city 132 is manhattan these are on ancestry.john

Edited 20 November , 2011 by munster

[museumtom]

Thanks for the suggestions lads,no hits yet though. I forgot to say he was a Corporal.

Kind regards.

Tom.

[brimacombe]

Not sure if you have already looked at the draft registration cards (and that's where you have got the information you already have) -

if not, it looks like the guy your looking for might be John J Murphy born 3 June 1893 County Cork. Employed as a weighmaster(?) for Meyer and Bush of Ward Street NY City

Shawn

[brimacombe]

Hi Tom

I have one guy on my Holsworthy Roll of Honour who served with the US Army - he turned out to be the hardest one to research (and I still haven't finished!). The draft registration cards are, just that, registration cards, which show no military detail (such as what unit, if any, they eventually served with etc). Anyway, having had another look on ABMC there are two CPL John Murphy casualties - one, John B Murphy is from Texas and the other, John T from Mass - so that still doesnt really help!

I guess you have already seen this -

MURPHY JOHN PFC Oklahoma November 4, 1918

MURPHY JOHN PVT Indiana August 7, 1918

MURPHY JOHN B.CPL Texas July 20, 1918

MURPHY JOHN J.PVT Illinois October 10, 1918

MURPHY JOHN J.SGT Mass October 27, 1918

MURPHY JOHN J PVT Rhode Island November 1, 1918

MURPHY JOHN T. CPL Mass July 20, 1918

MURPHY JOHN T.SGT Pennsylvania September 18, 1918

MURPHY JOHN W. PVT Mass May 7, 1918

That's the total list of John Murphy's listed as casualties on the ABMC...

Shawn

[museumtom]

Thanks Shawn.

Cheers.

Tom

[JOVE23]

OK Guys he was in the 77th division...checking for more

Death notice 1918-07-24;in the Chicago Tribune, is that online?

Here is a searchable archive of the Trib. Unfortunately, it is a pay-for-access setup: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/advancedsearch.html

[museumtom]

OK guys I found him he was in the 307th Inf.

Thansk for all your help lads

Kind regards.

Tom.

[Malcolm]

Tom,

You may find this website of use sometime.

http://www.genealogybuff.com/misc/ww1/ww1-casualties.htm

Aye

Malcolm

[museumtom]

Thank you Malcolm. Much appreciated.

Kind regards.

Tom.