Raymond G. Murphy
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Captain Raymond Gerald "Jerry" Murphy 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
Raymond G. Murphy, Medal of Honor recipient
Battle for Outpost Vegas
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The battle for Outpost Vegas took place during the Korean War between the armed forces of the United Nations Command and China from 26 to 30 March 1953, four months before the end of the Korean War. V
Raymond G. Murphy
…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…
A U.S. Marine in a trench atop Outpost Vegas.