Returning soldiers 1945, Tokyo

Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed and dated by Murphy. Series of sketches of returning soldiers in Tokyo; face, bust portrait, 6 soldiers from behind, and a group of soldiers together, perhaps coming off a train. Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed and dated by Murphy. Series of sketches of returning soldiers in Tokyo; face, bust portrait, 6 soldiers from behind, and a group of soldiers together, perhaps coming off a train. 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.