Other reports of Iowa casualties follow:
DUBUQUE—Staff Sergeant Donald Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy, killed in action in North Africa about Apr. 30. Survived by parents and three sisters.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Monday, May 24, 1943, Page 14
Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
Donald Charles Murphy was born Sept. 15, 1920 to Charles Edward and Grace Margaret Kissell Murphy. He died Apr. 30, 1943 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, IA.
Sgt. Murphy served in World War II with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry, 34th Division and was KIA in the North African area.
Source: ancestry.com
