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Bond
Murray
POW (WWII) KIA

After the loss of his PT Boat in the fighting in the Philippine Islands early in 1942, Bond Murray joined the defense forces at Bataan and Corregidor, and was captured and held as a Prisoner of War. He was reportedly executed by the Japanese on or about July 2, 1942.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – July 2, 1942
    World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Data Files, created 4/2005 – 10/2007

    Ensign Bond Murray (NSN: 0-95808), United States Naval Reserve, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War and subsequently executed by the Japanese on or about 2 January 1942.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 (MTB-3)

    Action Date:

    March 11 – 13, 1942
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Order No. 43 (March 15, 1942) & Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 306 (September 1942)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) (Posthumously) to Ensign Bond Murray (NSN: 0-95808), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as Executive Officer of Motor Torpedo Boat THIRTY-FIVE (PT-35), Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron THREE (MTB-3), from 11 to 13 March 1942, in the Philippine Islands during a extraordinary action in a retrograde maneuver involving General Douglas MacArthur. With marked skill and coolness, Ensign Murray performed this mission of major strategic importance and of a most hazardous nature in the face of greatly superior enemy forces. His conduct throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Military Forces of the United States.