This is a really great story from Bill.
Shot down over Poland in 1943, Warrant Officer Frank Murphy spent the next two years as a POW. Then with the
collapse of the German Forces in 1945, he was one of the many POW's
that the Germans forced to follow its retreating army, in the front of
the Russian onslaught, a forced march of 800 miles and lasted from January and April 1945. This was through a one of the most bitterly cold
winters seen for many years. It was a forced march often with little or
no rations.
But if there was one distinction that held pride
of place with Frank held it was his membership of the ‘Caterpillar Club’ whose distinctive badge he earned after he bailed out
in 1943.
The success of this search owes much to the team
at Australian Genealogical Surname who really stepped up and whose
efforts saw his medals returned to his family.
At the request of the family the research involved has been deleted.
The returned medal tally is now 2181.
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