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  • Raymond G. Murphy
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  • Captain Raymond Gerald "Jerry" Murphy (January 14, 1930 – April 6, 2007) was the 39th United States Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean War. He was decorated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a White House ceremony on October 27, 1953. He earned the Nation's highest decoration for heroic action and leadership in the "Reno-Vegas" fighting of February 1953.
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Unit
  • 1
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Number
  • 0
  • 2
serviceyears
  • 1951
Birth Date
  • 1930-01-14
Branch
death place
  • Pueblo, Colorado
Nickname
  • "Jerry"
Name
  • Raymond Gerald Murphy
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Raymond G. Murphy, Medal of Honor recipient
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • KSMRib.svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
  • Silver Star ribbon.svg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Pueblo, Colorado
Awards
death date
  • 2007-04-06
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of America
Battles
Alt
  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
laterwork
  • Veterans Administration, counselor
placeofburial
  • Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, New Mexico
abstract
  • Captain Raymond Gerald "Jerry" Murphy (January 14, 1930 – April 6, 2007) was the 39th United States Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean War. He was decorated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a White House ceremony on October 27, 1953. He earned the Nation's highest decoration for heroic action and leadership in the "Reno-Vegas" fighting of February 1953.