James F. Murphy

Colonel James F. Murphy was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-51, 30 August 1951. His first assignment was as a Platoon Leader, Company F, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent assignments include: Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Commander, Company F, 5th Infantry, Korea; Recruiting Officer North Texas, Dallas, Texas; Commander, Company A, 38th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia; Headquarters, Company Commander, 38th Infantry, Germany; Battle Group S4, 389th Infantry, Germany; Assistant G3, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany; Branch Chief, and Deputy Director Comptroller, Fort Harrison, Montana; Commander, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, Republic of Vietnam; Management Analyst, Headquarters, U.S. Army Vietnam, Long Bien, Republic of Vietnam; Project Officer for the Comptroller of the Army, Washington D.C.; Assistant Secretary of the General Staff for the Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington D.C. | At the time of his induction, Colonel Murphy was a self-employed financial manager.