Private, 1st Class, Engineers Training Reg., Co. C, 8th Reg.; of Catawba County; born March 20, 1892; son of S. M. and Etta Gault Murphy. Entered service Sept. 5, 1918, at Hickory, N.C. Sent to Camp Humphreys, Va. Sent to Base Hospital at Camp Humphreys, Va. Died at Humphreys, Va., October 14, 1918. Buried at Hickory, N.C.
