Elton M. Murphree
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Elton M. Murphree
Marine Corps
ELTON
M.
MURPHREE
May 16, 1923 -
BIRTHPLACE: Lambert, MS
SOLDIER DETAILS
DIVISION:
Marine Corps
, K Co 27th Mar 5th Div
THEATER OF OPERATION:
Pacific
SERVED: Nov 20, 1942 -
Jan 7, 1946
HONORED BY: Wife Eda Mae Murphree
BIOGRAPHY
I served in the South Pacific. I was wounded on Iwo Jima and was there when the flag was raised. I knew Ira Hayes who was one of the flag raisers. When the war ended I went to Japan for Occupation Duty. I left Japan on December 7, 1945 for Camp Pendleton, California, where I was discharged on January 7, 1946.