Admiral Murfin was born April 13, 1876 at Ohio furnace, west of Ironton and Hanging rock, in Lawrence County,Ohio. When he was 4 years of age, he and his family moved to Jackson, Jackson County Ohio. His father Henry Clay Murfin, was superintendent of the Superior No. 1 Coal plant near Wellston.
After attending the Jackson schools and through the efforts of Daniel Webster Williams, Tenth District Congressman W.H. Enochs appointed Murfin as a cadet to Annapolis at the completion of his junior year of high school in 1893. Following Graduation in 1897, he advanced steadily and was a Lieutenant by 1902
During World War One, He was credited with breaking the German Morale by the effectiveness of a mine barrage, while serving as commander of the American mine bases in Scotland. He was credited with laying 1,200 mines in the North Atlantic in one day. A total of 57,000 mines were laid across the North Sea from the Orkney Islands off Scotland to the three mile limit off Bergen, Norway.
By 1928, Murfin was the Captain of the Battleship U.S.S. West Virginia, at that time, the largest battleship in the United States Navy. He was selected for Rear Admiral in 1929. President Hoover appointed him Judge Advocate of the United States Navy in 1931, and after 3 years in that position he was appointed Commander of the 3rd division of the Battleship Fleet, Atlantic region.
After serving as president of the board of inquiry of the crash of the Navy Airship Macon into the Pacific in 1935, he was advanced to Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet. Flying his flag on the U.S.S. Augusta, which was Captained by Chester Nimitz. It was while he was directing the Asiatic operations that he achieved the goal of all who enroll in Annapolis, The Four Stars of admiral.
Admiral Murfin was married to Anna Williams, the daughter of Dr. W.E. Williams. Admiral Murfin passed away on October 22, 1956 at his home in Coronado, California.
Admiral Murfin was commander of the search for Amelia Earhart and also chaired the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. At that meeting, he crossed foils with George C. Marshall. I would have loved to hear that exchange.
After attending the Jackson schools and through the efforts of Daniel Webster Williams, Tenth District Congressman W.H. Enochs appointed Murfin as a cadet to Annapolis at the completion of his junior year of high school in 1893. Following Graduation in 1897, he advanced steadily and was a Lieutenant by 1902
During World War One, He was credited with breaking the German Morale by the effectiveness of a mine barrage, while serving as commander of the American mine bases in Scotland. He was credited with laying 1,200 mines in the North Atlantic in one day. A total of 57,000 mines were laid across the North Sea from the Orkney Islands off Scotland to the three mile limit off Bergen, Norway.
By 1928, Murfin was the Captain of the Battleship U.S.S. West Virginia, at that time, the largest battleship in the United States Navy. He was selected for Rear Admiral in 1929. President Hoover appointed him Judge Advocate of the United States Navy in 1931, and after 3 years in that position he was appointed Commander of the 3rd division of the Battleship Fleet, Atlantic region.
After serving as president of the board of inquiry of the crash of the Navy Airship Macon into the Pacific in 1935, he was advanced to Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet. Flying his flag on the U.S.S. Augusta, which was Captained by Chester Nimitz. It was while he was directing the Asiatic operations that he achieved the goal of all who enroll in Annapolis, The Four Stars of admiral.
Admiral Murfin was married to Anna Williams, the daughter of Dr. W.E. Williams. Admiral Murfin passed away on October 22, 1956 at his home in Coronado, California.
Admiral Murfin was commander of the search for Amelia Earhart and also chaired the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. At that meeting, he crossed foils with George C. Marshall. I would have loved to hear that exchange.
Admiral Murfin was born April 13, 1876 at Ohio furnace, west of Ironton and Hanging rock, in Lawrence County,Ohio. When he was 4 years of age, he and his family moved to Jackson, Jackson County Ohio. His father Henry Clay Murfin, was superintendent of the Superior No. 1 Coal plant near Wellston.
After attending the Jackson schools and through the efforts of Daniel Webster Williams, Tenth District Congressman W.H. Enochs appointed Murfin as a cadet to Annapolis at the completion of his junior year of high school in 1893. Following Graduation in 1897, he advanced steadily and was a Lieutenant by 1902
During World War One, He was credited with breaking the German Morale by the effectiveness of a mine barrage, while serving as commander of the American mine bases in Scotland. He was credited with laying 1,200 mines in the North Atlantic in one day. A total of 57,000 mines were laid across the North Sea from the Orkney Islands off Scotland to the three mile limit off Bergen, Norway.
By 1928, Murfin was the Captain of the Battleship U.S.S. West Virginia, at that time, the largest battleship in the United States Navy. He was selected for Rear Admiral in 1929. President Hoover appointed him Judge Advocate of the United States Navy in 1931, and after 3 years in that position he was appointed Commander of the 3rd division of the Battleship Fleet, Atlantic region.
After serving as president of the board of inquiry of the crash of the Navy Airship Macon into the Pacific in 1935, he was advanced to Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet. Flying his flag on the U.S.S. Augusta, which was Captained by Chester Nimitz. It was while he was directing the Asiatic operations that he achieved the goal of all who enroll in Annapolis, The Four Stars of admiral.
Admiral Murfin was married to Anna Williams, the daughter of Dr. W.E. Williams. Admiral Murfin passed away on October 22, 1956 at his home in Coronado, California.
Admiral Murfin was commander of the search for Amelia Earhart and also chaired the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. At that meeting, he crossed foils with George C. Marshall. I would have loved to hear that exchange.
After attending the Jackson schools and through the efforts of Daniel Webster Williams, Tenth District Congressman W.H. Enochs appointed Murfin as a cadet to Annapolis at the completion of his junior year of high school in 1893. Following Graduation in 1897, he advanced steadily and was a Lieutenant by 1902
During World War One, He was credited with breaking the German Morale by the effectiveness of a mine barrage, while serving as commander of the American mine bases in Scotland. He was credited with laying 1,200 mines in the North Atlantic in one day. A total of 57,000 mines were laid across the North Sea from the Orkney Islands off Scotland to the three mile limit off Bergen, Norway.
By 1928, Murfin was the Captain of the Battleship U.S.S. West Virginia, at that time, the largest battleship in the United States Navy. He was selected for Rear Admiral in 1929. President Hoover appointed him Judge Advocate of the United States Navy in 1931, and after 3 years in that position he was appointed Commander of the 3rd division of the Battleship Fleet, Atlantic region.
After serving as president of the board of inquiry of the crash of the Navy Airship Macon into the Pacific in 1935, he was advanced to Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet. Flying his flag on the U.S.S. Augusta, which was Captained by Chester Nimitz. It was while he was directing the Asiatic operations that he achieved the goal of all who enroll in Annapolis, The Four Stars of admiral.
Admiral Murfin was married to Anna Williams, the daughter of Dr. W.E. Williams. Admiral Murfin passed away on October 22, 1956 at his home in Coronado, California.
Admiral Murfin was commander of the search for Amelia Earhart and also chaired the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. At that meeting, he crossed foils with George C. Marshall. I would have loved to hear that exchange.
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