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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eugene M. Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE GRADUATED IN 1943, BUT MISSED THE CEREMONY BECAUSE HE WAS BUSY FIGHTING THE JAPANESE AS ALLIED TROOPS WENT ISLAND HOPPING THROUGH THE PACIFIC ABOARD THE USS MONTPELIER, CL-57. THE CRUISER USS MONTPELIER PARTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BATTLES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INCLUDING GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS, NEW GEORGIA, BOUGAINVILLE, SAIPAN, THE BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA AND OTHERS. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN 1946.