Daniel Murphy, U.S. Army Air Corps: Stalag Luft I, Germany, World War II

Authors

Daniel B. Murphy

Interviewers

Elmer Lian

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

9-9-1997

Abstract

Oral history interview with Daniel Murphy of the the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Murphy was shot down over Germany on his 54th mission with the Ninth Air Force on 23 March 1945. He was captured by the German Army and imprisoned at Stalag Luft 1 near Barth, Germany. He was liberated by the Russian Army in May 1945.

Daniel B. Murphy was born in Ada, Minnesota, on 16 November 1921. He worked as both a teacher and farmer in Felton, Minnesota. He died on 12 January 2017 in Fargo, North Dakota.

Recommended Citation

Daniel B. Murphy. "Daniel Murphy, U.S. Army Air Corps: Stalag Luft I, Germany, World War II" (1997). Kriegieland: Conversations with Ex-POWs. 33.
https://commons.und.edu/kriegieland-conversations/33

File Type

.mp4

Recording Length

55 minutes