World War II Honoree

David Joseph Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New London, Connecticut

Honored By

The Murphy Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING STATION BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND; NAVAL AIR STATION BUNKER HILL, INDIANA; NAVAL FLIGHT PREPARATORY SCHOOL COLGATE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; RECEIVING STATION CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA; NAVAL ADVANCED BASE UNIT CUB 16, NAVAL ADVANCED BASE PERSONNEL DEPOT SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA; COMMANDING OFFICER NAVY #3149 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND NAVY V-5 BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.