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During Court recesses, Murphy's desire to be part of the war effort led him to serve as an infantry officer in Fort Benning, [[Georgia]].<ref name="oyez"/>
During Court recesses, Murphy's desire to be part of the war effort led him to serve as an infantry officer in Fort Benning, [[Georgia]].<ref name="oyez"/>
==Death==
Murphy's health rapidly declined in his 50s - unable to sleep well and pain-ridden, he became addicted to Demerol and Seconal. When doctors ceased writing prescriptions for him, he purchased the drugs illegally through middlemen. In his last year on the Court he was frequently absent and frail; he ignored calls to step down. On July 19, 1949, Murphy died of a coronary thrombosis.<ref name="bak"/>
==References==
==References==