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1st.Lt. Edward John Murphy DFC PH
United States Army Air Force 757 Squadron (Heavy) 459th Bomb Group (Heavy)
from:Illinois, USA
Edward Murphy was the Pilot of a B-24 of 459th Bomb Group based in Giulia, Italy, that was shot down and belly landed in Hungary on 7th of July 1944. The crew was captured by local farmers and German troops they spent 2 weeks in the Budapest Jail then was shipped to Stalag Luft III via boxcar. They were liberated in April 1944 near Moosburg, Germany.