Murphy, Cornelius F., Jr., SP4

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Final Rank
Specialist 4

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last MOS
11B10-Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1968-1968, 11B10, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry

Service Years
1967 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1947

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Casualty Info

Home Town Northport	Last Address 51 Jefferson Avenue, Northport, NY 11768

Casualty Date Aug 25, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Long Island National Cemetery (VA) - Farmingdale, New York	Wall/Plot Coordinates 46W 023/Section 2C, Site 7827
Military Service Number 5 - 2 754 404

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2010, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2023, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Long Island National Cemetery (VA) (Fallen Member (Honor Roll)) (Farmingdale, New York)

Tributes from Members


	Tributes from Others posted by IN Olsen, David, SGT 553

Photo Album (More...)

Headstone	Obituary & Awards	Service Photo	Latest Photo
Purple Heart	Poem, The Wall	Memorial Wall	Cemetery Photo
Cemetery Map	Lest we forget	Cemetery Photo	In Memory
Three Soldiers Memor...	News Release	Fallen Soldier	In-Service Photo
In-Service Photo	Cemetery Photo	Memorial Wall	Unit Memorial

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1967, Basic Training (Fort Dix, NJ)

Unit Assignments

25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)


	1968-1968, 11B10, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry
	1968-1968, 11B10, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Jun 10, 2012, Other Photos
	Jul 03, 2025, New York Conspicuous Service Cross

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

SP4 MURPHY DIED FROM AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE WOUNDS RECEIVED WHEN HIS CONVOY WAS AMBUSHED BY A HOSTILE ENEMY VICINITY OF AP DA HANG ON HIGHWAY QL-22, 9 KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GO DAU HA, COFFELT DATABASE.

Comments/Citation:

Interment Address:
2040 Wellwood Avenue
East Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Global Positioning System Coordinates: 40.75640, -73.39610