Final Farewell to an American Hero.
A solemn and heartfelt farewell took place at Bakersfield National Cemetery on Friday, October 23, 2026, as James T. Murphy, a 106-year-old WWII veteran, former prisoner of war, and Bataan Death March survivor was laid to rest.
As a young soldier, Murphy survived the Bataan Death March and more than three and a half years as a POW, facing starvation, brutal treatment, and forced labor in Japan's Mitsubishi copper mines.
In 2015, he accepted Mitsubishi Materials Corporation's historic apology on behalf of all American POWs subjected to forced labor during WWII.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of James Murphy, a true American hero and a man of great honor.
Rest in peace, James T. Murphy. 🫡
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