World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Gregory Murphy
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cooperstown, New York
Honored By
Children
DURING HIS TOUR HE WAS IN THE FIRST DIVISION THAT LANDED ON GUADALCANAL. HE WAS LEFT BEHIND WITH A FEW MARINES WHILE THE ISLAND WENT BACK AND FORTH AS THE ENEMY PUSHED BACK. HE RECEIVED A COMMENDATION FOR DIRECTING NAVY SHIP GUN FIRE WHILE UP A POLE ON THE ISLAND. AFTER THAT HE WENT TO NEW ZEALAND AND THEN QUANTICO BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED. HE DID NOT GET EVERYWHERE WITH THE DIVISION AS HE CONTRACTED MALARIA AND WAS LEFT BEHIND AND THEN HAD TO CATCH UP WITH THEM BEFORE THEY HIT GUADALCANAL.