Captain Jack Murd  III

Patrol and Zone Boat and Hull Merchants Sunk Warships Sunk JANAC tonnage Awards, Comments, Notes
1 Formosa USS Pollack SS-180


(2 SMs)

 None 8,970

 

Bronze Star,
Combat Patrol Award
2 Palau Is. USS Pollack SS-180 None None None

SS-180 Sunk
CrewTaken Prisoner.

  

POW Medal,
Combat Patrol #2
3 Solomon Is. S-47  SS-158


(SS, 2 OTs)

 None 17,055

Returned as
LT Murd II

Combat Patrol #3
4 Malaysia USS Grayback
SS-208




(AMC, SM, SF, CFS, SS, LF, SM)

 None 23,420

  

Bronze Star #2
Good Conduct Medal
Combat Patrol #4
5 Phillipines USS Grayback
SS-208		 None


2 CAs Mogami, Takao

 14,610

Promoted to
Lieutenant Commander

  

Silver Star
Combat Patrol #5
6 Aleutians USS Grayback
SS-208		 None



1 CL Kuma
3 DDs (self defense; tonnage not claimed)

 2,916

SS-208 Sunk
All hands KIA

  

Purple Heart
Good Conduct #2
Combat Patrol #6
7 Indochina USS Pompon
SS-267


(CT, LF, TT)


1 CA Mogami

 14,895

Returned as
Lt CDR Murd III


Navy Cross
Navy Commendation Medal
Good Conduct #3
Combat Patrol #7
8 S.ChinaSea
click for report		 USS Pompon
SS-267


1-TT
1 BB Fuso
1 CA Mogami		 29,150


Dist. Service Medal
Navy Unit Citation
Good Conduct #4
Combat Patrol #8
9 S.China Sea
click for report		 USS Pompon
SS-267


1 photo recon of
Macau Harbor
1 CL Naka
1 CL Agano		 7,065

     

Dist Svc Medal #2
Legion of Merit
Navy Commendation
Good Conduct #5
Combat Patrol #9
10 East China Sea
click for report		 USS Pompon
SS-267

(2-OT,CFS,TT,AMC,SS)		 None 25,700

Promoted to Commander

      

Bronze Star with Valor
Good Conduct #6
Combat Patrol #10
11 Formosa
click for report		 USS Queenfish
SS-393
(1-CT,1-AMC,1-SF,1-CFS)


1 photo recon of
Naha Harbor

 None 11,385

     

Dist Service Medal #3
Legion of Merit #2
Good Conduct #7
Combat Patrol #11
12 S. Japan
click for report		 USS Queenfish
SS-393

(2TT,2SF,1-AMC,
1-SM,1-CSF,1-OT)		 None 24,485

Promoted to
Captain

Promoted to COMSUBDIV7A

Dist. Svc. Medal #4
Meritorious Svc. Medal
Good Conduct #8
Combat Patrol #12
13 N. Japan
click for report		 USS Queenfish
SS-393



(4-TT,3-SM,2-LF,2-OT,
1-AMC,1-SF,1-CT)
1 PC type C		 47,445

Dist Svc Medal #5
Combat Patrol #13
Good Conduct #9
14 Yellow Sea click for report USS Queenfish
SS-393

(3-OT,2-CFS,SF,LF,SS)



*(2-DD, 5-PC)		 31,290

Bronze Star with V #2
Combat Patrol #14
Good Conduct #10
15 S. Japan
click for report		 USS Macabi
SS-375

(2-OT, 1-CFS,1-SM,1-TT)
( 2-PC)		 19,995


Bronze Star #3
Combat Patrol #15
Good Conduct #11
American Campaign
AsiaPacific
WW2 Victory