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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William E. Murphy

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Tuckahoe, New York

Honored By

Family

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Activity During WWII

GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY IN 1944. FOLLOWING GRADUATION BILL WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS CALLAWAY APA-35, A BAYFIELD-CLASS ATTACK TRANSPORT AND EARNED THE 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.