Murphy, George Dewey, PO2

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class
Last Rating/NEC Group
Gunner's Mate
Primary Unit
1945-1946, GM-0000, USS Houston (CL-81)
Service Years
1942 - 1947
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Ditch
GM-Gunner's Mate
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 Last Photo   Personal Details 



Home State
Alabama
Alabama
 Year of Birth
1924
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Ward, AL		 Last Address
Monroe, LA
Date of Passing
Feb 14, 1996		  
Location of Interment
Houston National Cemetery (VA) - Houston, Texas		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section G2, Site 2944

 Official Badges 

Gun Captain (pre-1969) WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1996, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

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  1942-1943, GM-0000, USS Helena (CL-50)

GM-Gunner's Mate
Seaman First Class

From Month/Year
December / 1942
To Month/Year
July / 1943

Unit
USS Helena (CL-50) Unit Page

Rate
Seaman First Class
NEC
GM-0000-Gunner's Mate

Base, Station or City
Pacific-Guadalcanal
State/Country
Solomon Islands
  
 
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 USS Helena (CL-50) Details

USS Helena (CL-50)
USS Helena CL-50-700px.jpg
USS Helena in the South Pacific, 1943
(note: radar antennas have been brushed out by censors)
Career (United States)
Name: USS Helena
Namesake: Helena, Montana
Builder: New York Navy Yard
Laid down: 9 December 1936
Launched: 27 August 1939
Commissioned: 18 September 1939
Fate: Sunk, Battle of Kula Gulf, 6 July 1943
General characteristics
Class and type: St. Louis-class light cruiser
Displacement: 10,000 long tons (10,000 t)
Length: 608.3 ft (185.4 m)
Beam: 61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Draft: 19.8 ft (6.0 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines
Speed: 33 kn (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Complement: 888 officers and enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Radar
Armament: 15 × 6 in (150 mm)/47 cal guns (5x3)
8 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal dual purpose guns (4x2)
8 × .50 in (12.70 mm) anti-aircraft machine guns


Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Light Cruiser

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Nov 30, 2019
   
   
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Helena CL-50
USS Helena CL-50
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USS Helena (CL-50)
Trampenau, Robert James, PO1, (1939-1943) GM GM-0000 Gunner's Mate 1st Class
Austin, Samuel, PO2, (1940-1943) GM GM-0000 Gunner's Mate 2nd Class
Kuhr, Willis L., PO3, (1940-1943) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Cecil, Charles Purcell, RADM, (1916-1944) OFF 111X Captain
Hoover, Gilbert, ADM, (1916-1947) OFF 111X Captain
Buerkle, Elmer Charles, CDR, (1925-1943) OFF 111X Commander
Carpenter, Charles Lorain, RADM, (1926-1956) OFF 1103 Commander
Yeates, Arthur Bernard, LCDR, (1940-1943) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Mooney, John Frederick, LT, (1939-1943) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Washburn, Henry Stephenson, LT, (1940-1943) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Griffin, Joseph Sebastian, LTJG, (1939-1943) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hansen, William James, LTJG, (1940-1943) OFF 116X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Lynch, Jack, ENS, (1941-1943) OFF 116X Ensign
Bennak, John, PO1, (1939-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Bidelot, Albert Raphael, PO1, (1935-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Cranford, Robert Marion, PO1, (1932-1944) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Krames, Edward C., PO1, (1936-1943) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Lisko, Aleck, PO1, (1939-1943) MU MU-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Miller, Clarence Irving, CPO, (1935-1944) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Baldwin, Raymond William, PO2, (1939-1943) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Furr, Jim Hickey, PO2, (1941-1943) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Rzempoluch, John, PO2, (1939-1943) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Brown, Donald Howard, PO1, (1939-1942) FC FC-0000 Fire Controlman 2nd Class
Buford, Lynn Gordon, PO2, (1942-1943) PhM PhM-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Labolle, Donald Clyde, PO2, (1942-1943) MO MO-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Lambert, Leonard Arthur, PO2, (1940-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Porter, Archie Clayton, PO2, (1939-1945) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Powell, Samuel, CPO, (1937-1959) SD SD-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Vekas, James, F2c, (1939-1945) F2c F2c-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
DeLong, George Albert, PO1, (1941-1947) QM QM-0000 Quartermaster 3rd Class
Bailey, James Monroe, PO3, (1939-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Allen, Robert Orville, Cox, (1940-1943) COX COX-0000 Coxswain
Cody, Claude L., PO3, (1941-1944) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Johnson, Rexford Carlton, PO3, (1941-1945) Pho PhoM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Johnson, Rexford Carlton, PO3, (1941-1945) AOM AOM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Turner, Floyd Vernon, PO3, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Baliva, Frank, S1c, (1940-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Brandt, Walter, S1c, (1941-1945) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Fields, Paul Vincent, S1c, (1942-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Langley, Wayne Lee, S1c, (1940-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Bishop, Leslie Haven, S1c, (1941-1943) SN SN-0000 Seaman
Link, Arlo M., S1c, (1941-1943) SN SN-9700 Seaman
Bearden, Henry, FN, (1943-1945) MM MM-0000 Fireman
Langley, Wayne Lee, S1c, (1940-1943) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Borgeson, Victor N., FA, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Fireman Apprentice
Bennett, James Reginald, F2c, (1942-1943) F2c F2c-0000 Fireman Second Class
Hallenberg, William, LTJG, (1941-1943) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Bennett, Tobe, PO1, (1939-1943) Petty Officer First Class
Klee, Earl Irwin, PO1, (1939-1943) Petty Officer First Class
Berry, Vernon, PO2, (1941-1943) Petty Officer Second Class
Karvinen, Richard, PO2, (1941-1943) Petty Officer Second Class
Kenyon, Vern, PO2, (1941-1943) Petty Officer Second Class
Addcox, Grayston, PO3, (1942-1943) Petty Officer Third Class
Koons, Kenneth, PO3, (1942-1943) Petty Officer Third Class
Larzelere, Harris E., PO3, (1941-1943) Petty Officer Third Class
Douglas, General Preston, S1c, (1941-1943) Seaman First Class
Wills, Charles, S1c, (1940-1945) Seaman First Class
Cannon, Homer, CPO, (1941-1973) Seaman
Krieg, Stanley D., S1c, (1942-1943) Seaman

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