The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-03

of it's teams proved no barrier to his success and he easily made the var sity team in both football and basket ball, as well making a record to be proud of in his studies.
 His war record begins almost with the declaration of hosulities- On April 6, 1917, President Wilson's memorable message was read to the which it was declared that state of war existed between the Imperial Ger man Government and the United States. Hardly had the key ceased which carried the news to South Bend, when young Murphy com- menced his preparations to enter the service. On the day following the message, April 2, he made application for admission to9 the first Officers Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Har- rison. Indiana, his application going forward in the same mail with that of his brother, James Murphy. also a. student at Notre Dame.
 On May 10 both brothers were called and began their course of in- struction at the camp. After an in- tensive training of three months Cap tain Murphy accepted commission as provisional second lieutenant in the regular army in preference to commission in the reserve corps, believing that this action would as- sure him an earlier assignment over
  to the 5Sth Infantry, which was being organized at Gettysburg, Pa In October, 1917, he was selected to go to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for instruction in bayonet and small arms school, re- joining his regiment at Camp Greene, North Carolina. in the latter part of December, 1917.
 Early in the spring of 1918 he went overseas as a member of party of picked officers who preceded the Fourth Division to France. All the members of this party were assigned to schools in France for special train- ing for trench warfare. Prior to go- ing overseas he had been promoted to a first Heutenancy, and immediately upon his arrival he was assigned to school at LangreS.
 When the Fourth Division com pleted it's tour in the training area, Lieut.. Murphy, together with other officers who had been undergoing specials training in trench warfare, rejoined the division. to go into ac- tion.
 On July IS. 1918. he received his baptism of fire, going into action at Soissons in the great German drive on Paris. During his participation in this engagement telegram was received by his father that the boy had been very seriously wounded, but subsequent information revealed that he had been only slightly gaSsed and had received no serious wounds
 The Fourth Division later took part in prolonged engagements on the Vesle and on the Marne, in which Capt. Murphy took part, coming out unscathed. Orders then came for the division to retire to rest oillets, and subsequently Captain Murphy participated in the St. Mihel drive on Sept. 26 and the Argonne engage ment in October with his division. After the Vesle engagement he was transferred to brigade headquarters as aide to Brig. Gen. E. R. Booth and acted in this capacity during the St. Mihiel drive.
 His promotion to a captaincy for bravery in action, was recommended to take place Sept. 13 and went he was ordered with his command to the Argonne in October. at which time he was detached from head quarters of the Eighth brEade and ordered to rejoin the 5Sth Regiment, as adjutant.
 On October 9th Captain Murphy was delegated to carry the messag ge of relief through the Bois-de-Faye to the battalion in the first trenches. The terrain was such at this point that Captain Murphys journey from r. gimental headquarters to the front line had the aspect of a trip through man artillery centering it's fire on the narrow line of communication in an effort to cut eff the first line trenches Before his mission was accomplished he was struck by a shell and died as he was being placed on a Stretcher.
 Captain Murphys body was first inferred on the field and subsequently was removed to the American cem- whence it was taken to Antwerp, coming back to America on the U. s, Transport Wheaton which docked in Hoboken two weeks ago at the time os the disastrous fire at the army piers.