Yes,
@apearn , something is off.
@Snoangel26 tells us upthread that the information she has from Mr. Murphy's family of origin -- seems off.
Divorce by publication is well known in the military community. Long story, but a friend's enlisted husband said he was assigned to a temporary remote station, she should move back with her parents for the time of the 'remote' assignment. Well Mother-in-law didn't buy that, and subscribed to the tiny local paper near the base. Jilted wife
responded to the divorce by publication proceedings. Enlisted man had actually moved back in with an old girlfriend on another post, she was already pregnant. His next station was Leavenworth and wife kept the benefits.
If Mr. Murphy's family didn't like/approve of the wife, or if the wife's family didn't like/approve of Mr. Murphy, the divorce-by-publication tactic may cover up that problem. May have covered up that problem
decades ago.
Today, for our
@Snoangel26, that's all water under the bridge -- the primary question remains where is Mr. Murphy now?
This is where the puzzle begins and
wow @Snoangel26 is moving forward!
I hope the Congressional representative's office can help. Mr. Murphy is a Viet Nam era veteran!
jmho ymmv lrr