Show MURPHY SAW OVERSEAS DUTY new director of service division at national headquarters to s na tive live of vermont gerald J murphy the new director direct ot of the bervice division at national headquarters of 0 the american le glon blon ind indianapolis anapo Is 19 a native ol of al rutland butland vt and has served will the american lo 10 ag yg aadi t j S glon since the ne es cs 1 w ol of g j temporary D a lional head issa in new york ne ile was boru born lo la lie he vas aas graduated st michaela college colleg Ct winooski vt t with the class ot of 1917 and then matriculated at Gcorge university law school washington D C hut but left to join the infantry befort the completion of the year ile he was later attached to lie wai risk section then lien being formed by ilif lh late maj willard D straight and sail td ed for overseas oer seas duty december 12 1017 1917 ile he saw service at the he various debarkation camps in england and anc scotland na lie left 11 arest re st in january 1910 1919 and was discharged from army february 1919 ile he lias haq risen to the rank of regimental sergeant ma ina jor but was neier neer commissioned lie he was assistant head of the special clit service section of the th bureau of wal wai risk insurance for time months moo and an was then called to headquarters of tin IN american legion as assistant head ol of the insurance division and later of tin bernice sen ice division which took over the work and handled fill all other claims ol of ex service men mr air murphy succeeds charles charlca P sheridan of syracuse e who has beer head of the service division at nation national a headquarters of the american legion for the pas past A eight months and who re to resume th the practice tice of law in ills his native dative illy city |