World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William E. Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Tuckahoe, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT AND ABOARD USS CALLAWAY APA-35 EARNING A SILVER STAR FOR RESCUING A CREWMAN TRAPPED IN A BURNING AMMUNITION MAGAZINE AFTER A KAMIKAZE ATTACK DURING THE BATTLE OF LINGAYEN GULF NEAR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.