Manila, Philippines 1945 Malacanan Palace: MacArthur turning over civil gov't to Pres. Osmena

Original pen and ink and watercolor sketch, signed and dated by Murphy, of a scene at the Malacañang Palace in Manila in 1945 where MacArthur turned over the civil government of the Philippines to President Osmena. Original pen and ink and watercolor sketch, signed and dated by Murphy, of a scene at the Malacañang Palace in Manila in 1945 where MacArthur turned over the civil government of the Philippines to President Osmena. 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.