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William J. Murphy was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork in the Republic of Ireland to William Joseph Murphy and Katherine C. Murphy.
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A navigator on another plane that day was Larry Slattery from Thurles in County Tipperary, who survived along with another officer, Sergeant G. F. Booth, who became the first POWs of WW2 and also the longest-serving British POWs of Fifteen Blenheim medium bombers of 107 and 110 Squadrons flew a mission to attack German ships. Several planes had to return to base having failed to find their target. Of the five remaining planes of 107 Squadron, four were shot down over Wilhelmshaven.
Murphy was killed alongside two fellow crewmen, Sergeant L R Ward and AC2 East Patemam.
Murphy was buried in Sage War Cemetery, Germany.
