Fights on the aft deck

Original pen and ink and wash sketch of 2 men boxing on the deck of a ship with 5 others looking on. Original pen and ink and wash sketch of 2 men boxing on the deck of a ship with 5 others looking on. 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.

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Original record: Fights on the aft deck
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1944
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Murphy, John Cullen, 1919-2004 (artist)
Subject(s): Boxing
Camp Stewart, Georgia
Military life
New York 7th Regiment
Pacific Area
Sketches
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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