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Vincent
Raphael
Murphy

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Virginia

Vincent Murphy graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1918. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral [then Captain]

    Action Date:

    April 1 – July 2, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 341 (August 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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.