World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leo Francis Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A RIFLEMAN PARTICIPATING IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY ON OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.