World War II Honoree

Thomas John Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New London, Connecticut

Honored By

The Murphy Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; RECEIVING STATION PIER 92 NEW YORK, NEW YORK; COMMANDER U.S. PORTS AND BASES FRANCE, COMMANDER NAVAL TECHNICAL MISSION EUROPE AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, U.S. NAVAL FORCES GERMANY. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.