World War II Honoree

Richard Kerr Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Minerva, Ohio

Honored By

Grandson-in-Law

TRAINED IN SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA. ORDERED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC ON A TROOP TRANSPORT. FOR 31 DAYS, TRAVELED IN A CONVOY BEFORE LANDING IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. TWO DAYS LATER, LEFT FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHERE HE OFF-LOADED AND THEN BOARDED A DESTROYER TRANSPORT TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. HE SERVED AS A GUNNER'S MATE RATE. WAS A RIGHT ARM MATE. WAS ON THE DRY DOCK THERE FOR 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE U.S. DROPPED THE FIRST BOMB.