World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Laverne Dunphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tempe, Arizona
Honored By
The Dunphy Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; ABOARD USS ARKANSAS BB-33, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; SUBMARINE ADMINISTRATION MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA; USS GUARDFISH SS-217, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 82, USS DRUM SS-228 AND USS GREENFISH SS-351. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH LETTER A, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 1 STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.