Murry Gantt LLOYD was also known as Murry Garrett LLOYD. He was born 6 May 1921 in Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, the eighth child of Fonza Euel LLOYD and Mary Lou DYESS.
He married Margaret Louise DANLEY on 26 March 1943 in Andalusia, Alabama. Louise was the daughter of George Richard DANLEY and Ruth COWART.
Louise sometimes made the comment that she had named her husband. "My memory of Mother's explanation of Daddy's middle name is that his birth certificate had "baby boy Lloyd" on it and when it came time to enlist in the Navy Mother put the name in ---I think she just missed the spelling! Or the Navy misspelled "Garrett" and they never changed it --- it was still Murry G. Lloyd. I have never seen my father's name spelled any other way but "Murry". A side note to this is when I received Daddy's death certificate his name was spelled "Murray"!! I have not changed it but I will --- I think of the next generations who might come across it and say "That's not Murry!!" (EDL)
Murry G. LLOYD joined the U. S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted on 21 July 1942 at Birmingham, Alabama and received an Honorable Discharge on 21 September 1945 at Shelton, Norfolk, Virginia as a Machinist's Mate Second Class. His service number was 6046495. Naval Service School Training included a five week course at the Yorktown Mine Warfare School in Virginia. Murry was assigned to the USS Portland (CA-33), an Indianapolis Class Heavy Cruiser in the Pacific Theater about the first of September 1942.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Portland was two days out en route to Midway Island with an aircraft carrier battle group. Through the remainder of December and until 1 May 1942 she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji. She served in Rear Admiral T. C. Kinkaid's Attack Group 4-8 May when a Japanese invasion force was turned back from Port Moresby, New Guinea during the two day battle of the Coral Sea. When the Lexington (CV-2) was lost, the Portland took on 722 survivors. She was in Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher's Task Force 17 carrier screen during the Battle of Midway (2-6 June 1942) when the Japanese lost four of their carriers. The Portland provided cover and support for the Marine landings at Tulagi and Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, 7 to 9 August. She then remained in the area to support the Guadalcanal operations and to protect Allied communications lines. The cruiser participated in the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands 23-25 August, when Allied Forces prevented reinforcement of Japanese units in the Solomons by a large naval armada under Admiral Yamamoto. She then steamed south to take part in the Battle of Santa Cruz 26-27 October as one of the escorts for the USS Enterprise (CV-6). (Murry LLOYD had reported aboard the USS Portland by this time.) Two weeks later the USS Portland participated in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November) which resulted in heavy damage to both forces but broke up the determined Japanese effort to disrupt the landing of 6,000 American troops on Guadalcanal.
During the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November), at 0158 (just before 2 A.M.) on 13 November 1942 , a Japanese torpedo struck the USS Portland on her starboard quarter, blowing off both inboard propellers, jamming the rudder five degrees right, and jamming number three turret in train and elevation. A four degree list was quickly corrected by shifting ballast, but the steering problem could not be overcome and the ship was forced to steam in circles to starboard. Although seriously damaged, after completing the first circle, the Portland's forward turrets started firing at a Japanese battleship that was illuminated by nearby burning ships and flares. The enemy returned the fire, but all salvos passed over the cruiser. With four more salvos by Portland's six forward guns, her shells found their target, starting fires in the Japanese battleship. Later, at 0630, still circling, the Portland opened fire on an enemy destroyer at a range of six miles. On the sixth salvo the destroyer exploded, rolled over, and sank within five minutes.
Murry was in the number three gun turret. The explosion from the torpedo hit on the USS Portland knocked him down the turret. He said there were so many men badly injured and dead that he thought his injuries were not bad enough to complain. As a result of his injuries in this naval battle, Murry walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Murry spent 34 months at sea on the USS Portland.
"Found a letter from Joe H. Floyd, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Medals & Awards Section, Enlisted Performance Division: "Award made to you for meritorious conduct as a member of the Naval service: Ribbon bar of the Navy Unit Commendation awarded the USS PORTLAND for heroism in action against enemy Japanese surface forces in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, 12-13 November 1942." I even have the ribbon in the envelope!!" (EDL)
After the war and for most of his life, Murry was a salesman, selling furniture and later mobile homes. After the war, he and Louise lived in Port St. Joe, Florida, where Elesa Diane LLOYD was born. He moved the family to Pensacola, Florida about 1949 where their second daughter Pamela LLOYD was born. In 1982, Murry and Louise moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida where they lived after retiring. When Louise died on 10 May 1998, Murry moved to Tallahassee, Florida, living with his daughter Diane and husband Walter Earl DANIELL. Murry died there on 8 September 1999. Murry was buried beside his wife Louise in Fort Barrancas National Cemetery. (EDL)
Military Information: MN3, US NAVY
He married Margaret Louise DANLEY on 26 March 1943 in Andalusia, Alabama. Louise was the daughter of George Richard DANLEY and Ruth COWART.
Louise sometimes made the comment that she had named her husband. "My memory of Mother's explanation of Daddy's middle name is that his birth certificate had "baby boy Lloyd" on it and when it came time to enlist in the Navy Mother put the name in ---I think she just missed the spelling! Or the Navy misspelled "Garrett" and they never changed it --- it was still Murry G. Lloyd. I have never seen my father's name spelled any other way but "Murry". A side note to this is when I received Daddy's death certificate his name was spelled "Murray"!! I have not changed it but I will --- I think of the next generations who might come across it and say "That's not Murry!!" (EDL)
Murry G. LLOYD joined the U. S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted on 21 July 1942 at Birmingham, Alabama and received an Honorable Discharge on 21 September 1945 at Shelton, Norfolk, Virginia as a Machinist's Mate Second Class. His service number was 6046495. Naval Service School Training included a five week course at the Yorktown Mine Warfare School in Virginia. Murry was assigned to the USS Portland (CA-33), an Indianapolis Class Heavy Cruiser in the Pacific Theater about the first of September 1942.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Portland was two days out en route to Midway Island with an aircraft carrier battle group. Through the remainder of December and until 1 May 1942 she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji. She served in Rear Admiral T. C. Kinkaid's Attack Group 4-8 May when a Japanese invasion force was turned back from Port Moresby, New Guinea during the two day battle of the Coral Sea. When the Lexington (CV-2) was lost, the Portland took on 722 survivors. She was in Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher's Task Force 17 carrier screen during the Battle of Midway (2-6 June 1942) when the Japanese lost four of their carriers. The Portland provided cover and support for the Marine landings at Tulagi and Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, 7 to 9 August. She then remained in the area to support the Guadalcanal operations and to protect Allied communications lines. The cruiser participated in the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands 23-25 August, when Allied Forces prevented reinforcement of Japanese units in the Solomons by a large naval armada under Admiral Yamamoto. She then steamed south to take part in the Battle of Santa Cruz 26-27 October as one of the escorts for the USS Enterprise (CV-6). (Murry LLOYD had reported aboard the USS Portland by this time.) Two weeks later the USS Portland participated in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November) which resulted in heavy damage to both forces but broke up the determined Japanese effort to disrupt the landing of 6,000 American troops on Guadalcanal.
During the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November), at 0158 (just before 2 A.M.) on 13 November 1942 , a Japanese torpedo struck the USS Portland on her starboard quarter, blowing off both inboard propellers, jamming the rudder five degrees right, and jamming number three turret in train and elevation. A four degree list was quickly corrected by shifting ballast, but the steering problem could not be overcome and the ship was forced to steam in circles to starboard. Although seriously damaged, after completing the first circle, the Portland's forward turrets started firing at a Japanese battleship that was illuminated by nearby burning ships and flares. The enemy returned the fire, but all salvos passed over the cruiser. With four more salvos by Portland's six forward guns, her shells found their target, starting fires in the Japanese battleship. Later, at 0630, still circling, the Portland opened fire on an enemy destroyer at a range of six miles. On the sixth salvo the destroyer exploded, rolled over, and sank within five minutes.
Murry was in the number three gun turret. The explosion from the torpedo hit on the USS Portland knocked him down the turret. He said there were so many men badly injured and dead that he thought his injuries were not bad enough to complain. As a result of his injuries in this naval battle, Murry walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Murry spent 34 months at sea on the USS Portland.
"Found a letter from Joe H. Floyd, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Medals & Awards Section, Enlisted Performance Division: "Award made to you for meritorious conduct as a member of the Naval service: Ribbon bar of the Navy Unit Commendation awarded the USS PORTLAND for heroism in action against enemy Japanese surface forces in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, 12-13 November 1942." I even have the ribbon in the envelope!!" (EDL)
After the war and for most of his life, Murry was a salesman, selling furniture and later mobile homes. After the war, he and Louise lived in Port St. Joe, Florida, where Elesa Diane LLOYD was born. He moved the family to Pensacola, Florida about 1949 where their second daughter Pamela LLOYD was born. In 1982, Murry and Louise moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida where they lived after retiring. When Louise died on 10 May 1998, Murry moved to Tallahassee, Florida, living with his daughter Diane and husband Walter Earl DANIELL. Murry died there on 8 September 1999. Murry was buried beside his wife Louise in Fort Barrancas National Cemetery. (EDL)
Military Information: MN3, US NAVY
Murry Gantt LLOYD was also known as Murry Garrett LLOYD. He was born 6 May 1921 in Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, the eighth child of Fonza Euel LLOYD and Mary Lou DYESS.
He married Margaret Louise DANLEY on 26 March 1943 in Andalusia, Alabama. Louise was the daughter of George Richard DANLEY and Ruth COWART.
Louise sometimes made the comment that she had named her husband. "My memory of Mother's explanation of Daddy's middle name is that his birth certificate had "baby boy Lloyd" on it and when it came time to enlist in the Navy Mother put the name in ---I think she just missed the spelling! Or the Navy misspelled "Garrett" and they never changed it --- it was still Murry G. Lloyd. I have never seen my father's name spelled any other way but "Murry". A side note to this is when I received Daddy's death certificate his name was spelled "Murray"!! I have not changed it but I will --- I think of the next generations who might come across it and say "That's not Murry!!" (EDL)
Murry G. LLOYD joined the U. S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted on 21 July 1942 at Birmingham, Alabama and received an Honorable Discharge on 21 September 1945 at Shelton, Norfolk, Virginia as a Machinist's Mate Second Class. His service number was 6046495. Naval Service School Training included a five week course at the Yorktown Mine Warfare School in Virginia. Murry was assigned to the USS Portland (CA-33), an Indianapolis Class Heavy Cruiser in the Pacific Theater about the first of September 1942.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Portland was two days out en route to Midway Island with an aircraft carrier battle group. Through the remainder of December and until 1 May 1942 she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji. She served in Rear Admiral T. C. Kinkaid's Attack Group 4-8 May when a Japanese invasion force was turned back from Port Moresby, New Guinea during the two day battle of the Coral Sea. When the Lexington (CV-2) was lost, the Portland took on 722 survivors. She was in Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher's Task Force 17 carrier screen during the Battle of Midway (2-6 June 1942) when the Japanese lost four of their carriers. The Portland provided cover and support for the Marine landings at Tulagi and Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, 7 to 9 August. She then remained in the area to support the Guadalcanal operations and to protect Allied communications lines. The cruiser participated in the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands 23-25 August, when Allied Forces prevented reinforcement of Japanese units in the Solomons by a large naval armada under Admiral Yamamoto. She then steamed south to take part in the Battle of Santa Cruz 26-27 October as one of the escorts for the USS Enterprise (CV-6). (Murry LLOYD had reported aboard the USS Portland by this time.) Two weeks later the USS Portland participated in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November) which resulted in heavy damage to both forces but broke up the determined Japanese effort to disrupt the landing of 6,000 American troops on Guadalcanal.
During the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November), at 0158 (just before 2 A.M.) on 13 November 1942 , a Japanese torpedo struck the USS Portland on her starboard quarter, blowing off both inboard propellers, jamming the rudder five degrees right, and jamming number three turret in train and elevation. A four degree list was quickly corrected by shifting ballast, but the steering problem could not be overcome and the ship was forced to steam in circles to starboard. Although seriously damaged, after completing the first circle, the Portland's forward turrets started firing at a Japanese battleship that was illuminated by nearby burning ships and flares. The enemy returned the fire, but all salvos passed over the cruiser. With four more salvos by Portland's six forward guns, her shells found their target, starting fires in the Japanese battleship. Later, at 0630, still circling, the Portland opened fire on an enemy destroyer at a range of six miles. On the sixth salvo the destroyer exploded, rolled over, and sank within five minutes.
Murry was in the number three gun turret. The explosion from the torpedo hit on the USS Portland knocked him down the turret. He said there were so many men badly injured and dead that he thought his injuries were not bad enough to complain. As a result of his injuries in this naval battle, Murry walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Murry spent 34 months at sea on the USS Portland.
"Found a letter from Joe H. Floyd, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Medals & Awards Section, Enlisted Performance Division: "Award made to you for meritorious conduct as a member of the Naval service: Ribbon bar of the Navy Unit Commendation awarded the USS PORTLAND for heroism in action against enemy Japanese surface forces in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, 12-13 November 1942." I even have the ribbon in the envelope!!" (EDL)
After the war and for most of his life, Murry was a salesman, selling furniture and later mobile homes. After the war, he and Louise lived in Port St. Joe, Florida, where Elesa Diane LLOYD was born. He moved the family to Pensacola, Florida about 1949 where their second daughter Pamela LLOYD was born. In 1982, Murry and Louise moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida where they lived after retiring. When Louise died on 10 May 1998, Murry moved to Tallahassee, Florida, living with his daughter Diane and husband Walter Earl DANIELL. Murry died there on 8 September 1999. Murry was buried beside his wife Louise in Fort Barrancas National Cemetery. (EDL)
Military Information: MN3, US NAVY
He married Margaret Louise DANLEY on 26 March 1943 in Andalusia, Alabama. Louise was the daughter of George Richard DANLEY and Ruth COWART.
Louise sometimes made the comment that she had named her husband. "My memory of Mother's explanation of Daddy's middle name is that his birth certificate had "baby boy Lloyd" on it and when it came time to enlist in the Navy Mother put the name in ---I think she just missed the spelling! Or the Navy misspelled "Garrett" and they never changed it --- it was still Murry G. Lloyd. I have never seen my father's name spelled any other way but "Murry". A side note to this is when I received Daddy's death certificate his name was spelled "Murray"!! I have not changed it but I will --- I think of the next generations who might come across it and say "That's not Murry!!" (EDL)
Murry G. LLOYD joined the U. S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted on 21 July 1942 at Birmingham, Alabama and received an Honorable Discharge on 21 September 1945 at Shelton, Norfolk, Virginia as a Machinist's Mate Second Class. His service number was 6046495. Naval Service School Training included a five week course at the Yorktown Mine Warfare School in Virginia. Murry was assigned to the USS Portland (CA-33), an Indianapolis Class Heavy Cruiser in the Pacific Theater about the first of September 1942.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Portland was two days out en route to Midway Island with an aircraft carrier battle group. Through the remainder of December and until 1 May 1942 she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji. She served in Rear Admiral T. C. Kinkaid's Attack Group 4-8 May when a Japanese invasion force was turned back from Port Moresby, New Guinea during the two day battle of the Coral Sea. When the Lexington (CV-2) was lost, the Portland took on 722 survivors. She was in Rear Admiral F. J. Fletcher's Task Force 17 carrier screen during the Battle of Midway (2-6 June 1942) when the Japanese lost four of their carriers. The Portland provided cover and support for the Marine landings at Tulagi and Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, 7 to 9 August. She then remained in the area to support the Guadalcanal operations and to protect Allied communications lines. The cruiser participated in the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands 23-25 August, when Allied Forces prevented reinforcement of Japanese units in the Solomons by a large naval armada under Admiral Yamamoto. She then steamed south to take part in the Battle of Santa Cruz 26-27 October as one of the escorts for the USS Enterprise (CV-6). (Murry LLOYD had reported aboard the USS Portland by this time.) Two weeks later the USS Portland participated in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November) which resulted in heavy damage to both forces but broke up the determined Japanese effort to disrupt the landing of 6,000 American troops on Guadalcanal.
During the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 November), at 0158 (just before 2 A.M.) on 13 November 1942 , a Japanese torpedo struck the USS Portland on her starboard quarter, blowing off both inboard propellers, jamming the rudder five degrees right, and jamming number three turret in train and elevation. A four degree list was quickly corrected by shifting ballast, but the steering problem could not be overcome and the ship was forced to steam in circles to starboard. Although seriously damaged, after completing the first circle, the Portland's forward turrets started firing at a Japanese battleship that was illuminated by nearby burning ships and flares. The enemy returned the fire, but all salvos passed over the cruiser. With four more salvos by Portland's six forward guns, her shells found their target, starting fires in the Japanese battleship. Later, at 0630, still circling, the Portland opened fire on an enemy destroyer at a range of six miles. On the sixth salvo the destroyer exploded, rolled over, and sank within five minutes.
Murry was in the number three gun turret. The explosion from the torpedo hit on the USS Portland knocked him down the turret. He said there were so many men badly injured and dead that he thought his injuries were not bad enough to complain. As a result of his injuries in this naval battle, Murry walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Murry spent 34 months at sea on the USS Portland.
"Found a letter from Joe H. Floyd, Lt. Comdr., USNR, Medals & Awards Section, Enlisted Performance Division: "Award made to you for meritorious conduct as a member of the Naval service: Ribbon bar of the Navy Unit Commendation awarded the USS PORTLAND for heroism in action against enemy Japanese surface forces in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, 12-13 November 1942." I even have the ribbon in the envelope!!" (EDL)
After the war and for most of his life, Murry was a salesman, selling furniture and later mobile homes. After the war, he and Louise lived in Port St. Joe, Florida, where Elesa Diane LLOYD was born. He moved the family to Pensacola, Florida about 1949 where their second daughter Pamela LLOYD was born. In 1982, Murry and Louise moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida where they lived after retiring. When Louise died on 10 May 1998, Murry moved to Tallahassee, Florida, living with his daughter Diane and husband Walter Earl DANIELL. Murry died there on 8 September 1999. Murry was buried beside his wife Louise in Fort Barrancas National Cemetery. (EDL)
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