On maneuvers: Georgia, 1941

Original watercolor sketch, dated and signed by John Cullen Murphy; profile view of soldier with cap and backpack, wearing glasses, resting, seated cross legged in grass, facing left. Original watercolor sketch, dated and signed by John Cullen Murphy; profile view of soldier with cap and backpack, wearing glasses, resting, seated cross legged in grass, facing left. Murphy joined the New York 7th Regiment in 1940 and trained at Camp Stewart, Georgia. He sailed to Australia in 1943 and served on General MacArthur's staff. Later he went to New Guinea and the Philippines before moving on to Japan following the surrender.