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Murphy, Vincent Raphael

    Date of birth:
    1896
    Date of death:
    July 10th, 1974
    Nationality:
    American

    Biography

    Rank: Vice Admiral. Captain of the USS Alabam (12 August - 14 November 1944).

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    Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Rear Admiral
    Unit:
    Staff of Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Area, U.S. Navy
    Awarded on:
    August 1945
    Rear Admiral [then Captain] Vincent Raphael Murphy, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as War Plans Officer on the Staff of Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Area from 1 April 1942 to 2 July 1942.

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 341
    Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

    World War I Victory Medal

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    World War I Victory Medal

    Submarine Officer Badge

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM)

    World War Two Victory Medal

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    World War Two Victory Medal

    Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    With "V Device"
    Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

    China Service Medal - Navy and Marine Corps

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    China Service Medal - Navy and Marine Corps

    American Defence Service Medal

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    American Defence Service Medal

    American Campaign Medal

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    American Campaign Medal

    European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    With 1 bronze star
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

    Philippines Liberation Medal

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Philippines Liberation Medal

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    USS Alabama (BB-60)

    USS Alabama (BB-60)

    Mobile - Alabama

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