Joseph Bernard Murphy Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Joseph Bernard Murphy

State of Birth:

TX

Home State:

VA

Note:

Interview tape also contains an interview with Maxwell James Gainer (AFC 2001/001/29410) is located in Gainer's collection.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1950-1956

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Special Forces

Location of Service:

Texas; Japan; Korea; North Carolina; Louisiana

Highest Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1957-1980

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Unit of Service:

Special Forces (Green Beret); Headquarters, 1st Army

Location of Service:

Kansas; West Germany; Norway; Georgia; Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; New York; Washington, DC (Pentagon); Middle East

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [0 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Bryan Spoon

Contributor:

James Moran

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/James Moran

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/29411

Subjects:

Murphy, Joseph Bernard
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States.
Prisoners of War--United States

Cite as:

Joseph Bernard Murphy Collection
(AFC/2001/001/29411), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress