WWII soldier being laid to rest in Bogalusa
A Louisiana soldier is returning home.
It’s a homecoming 80 years in the making.
Private First Class Joseph Murphy was a native of Bogalusa.
He was captured when the Philippine Islands were invaded in 1941.
Murphy took part in the Bataan Death March and died as a prisoner of war.
He will be laid to rest at Pounds Poole Cemetery on August 3rd in Washington Parish.
