Michael P Murphy
5/7/1976 - 6/28/2005
Taurus
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, a Navy Seal who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, was killed in Afghanistan during a mission to find a key Taliban leader. He was part of a four-man team that was ambushed; despite being wounded, he crawled into open gunfire to get a clear signal to contact headquarters for backup. He completed the call and continued fighting, but was killed on June 28, 2005.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Killed in action during the War in Afghanistan
- Age at Death
- 29 years
- Funeral Location
- Patchogue, New York
- Final Resting Place
- Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York, U.S.