Lt. Cyril R. Murphy Jr Biography-4
Cyril R. Murphy -- Personal History​
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Cyril Murphy grew up in Hanover, PA, where his father owned a Drug Store. A brilliant student, he was an honors graduate of St. John's College in Baltimore. After graduation in 1936, he received a 2nd Lieutenant commission in the 316th Infantry, U.S. Army Officers Reserve.
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Murphy was commissioned in the regular Army by March 1942, receiving infantry training at Fort Benning and Fort Devens. While at Fort Devens, he fell in love with a nurse, Lt. Elizabeth Fairclough; they were married on Nov 11, 1942. By early 1943, Murphy was sent to North Africa as a commander in Company K, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, in preparation for the Sicily invasion. Murphy was not discharged until December 1945.
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In 1947, he retired from the Army Reserve as a Lt. Colonel, and began his career as a successful Baltimore lawyer and civic leader. Cyril and Elizabeth had five children -- three daughters and two sons.
Cyril R. Murphy Jr. died in August 1970, and was buried with full honors at the Baltimore National Cemetery.
