George D. Murray

George D. Murray

George D. Murray (July 6, 1889–June 18, 1956) was an American navy admiral and early naval aviator.

Murray was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, and became a naval aviator in 1915. During World War II, he commanded the aircraft carrier USS "Enterprise" (CV-6), from March 1941 to June 1942, which included the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and the Battle of Midway. At the end of the war, he was the commander of the Mariana Islands, and accepted the Japanese surrender of the Caroline Islands aboard his flagship, the cruiser USS "Portland". He retired as Vice Admiral in 1951, died in San Francisco, California in 1956, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1961, Murray was posthumously designated the third recipient of the Gray Eagle Award, as the most senior active naval aviator from 1947 until his retirement.

External links

* [http://earlyaviators.com/emurray.htm earlyaviators.com]
* [http://www.ussportland.org/truk.html Surrender of the Carolines]
* [http://www.multied.com/NAVY/cruiser/portland.html History of the USS "Portland"]


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