CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Patrick “Pat” Murphy, the oldest of four World War II veterans living in Central Pennsylvania, peacefully passed away at UPMC Carlisle Hospital on August 11.
According to Cumberland County, Murphy, of Boiling Springs, was 101 at the time of his passing. Born in Boiling Springs on November 28, 1923, Murphy honorably served in the United States of America after graduating from Boiling Springs High School in 1943.
Murphy’s obituary says he served in the U.S. Army with Battery B, 272nd Field Artillery Battalion as a Cannoneer, during WWII. During his service, Murphy earned four bronze stars and saw his fair share of combat, having served in Northern France, the Rhineland, the Ardennes, and Central Europe…