Edward, Milne Bay, New Guinea, 1943

Original pencil sketch, signed and dated by Murphy, of a native, named Edward, sitting on the ground, in Milne Bay, New Guinea. Original pencil sketch, signed and dated by Murphy, of a native, named Edward, sitting on the ground, in Milne Bay, New Guinea. 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.