Raymond G. Murphy
| Raymond Gerald Murphy | |
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Raymond G. Murphy, Medal of Honor recipient
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| Nickname(s) | "Jerry" |
| Born |
January 14, 1930 Pueblo, Colorado |
| Died | April 6, 2007 (aged 77) Pueblo, Colorado |
| Place of burial | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1951–1959 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards |
Medal of Honor Silver Star Purple Heart Medal Combat Action Ribbon |
| Other work | Veterans Administration, counselor |
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 military decoration for heroic action for valor in the "Reno-Vegas" fighting of February 1953.
Raymond Gerald Murphy was born in Pueblo, Colorado on January 14, 1930 to Thomas and Mame Murphy. He graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School in 1947. He attended Fort Lewis Junior College in Durango, Colorado for two years before transferring to Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. While in college, he played varsity football, basketball and baseball, and worked as a swimming instructor in Durango in the summer of 1950. In 1951, Murphy graduated from Adams State College with a degree in physical education. He joined the Marine Corps Reserve in May 1951 and entered Officers Candidate School at Parris Island, South Carolina, the following month.
Commissioned a second lieutenant in September 1951, he was then ordered to Officers' Basic School at Quantico, Virginia. Completing the course the following February, he was transferred to Camp Pendleton, California, for advanced training before embarking for Korea in July 1952. In Korea, 2dLt Murphy served with the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division until he was wounded in the action where he earned the Medal of Honor. After treatment aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia, the American hospital ship Repose, and later in Japan, he was returned to the U. S. Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California, in March 1953. He was promoted to first lieutenant that same month.
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