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Died: May 28, 1971, near Roanoke, VA, United States. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (46-166-1) , Arlington, VA, United States. Location of Medal: Dallas Scottish Rite Museum, Dallas, TX. U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Audie Leon Murphy was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
Jun 27, 2018 · Murphy, Audie (1924–1971), World War II war hero. Audie Murphy was the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II. Diminutive, self‐reliant, and ambitious to escape his hardscrabble Texas origins, Murphy joined the army in 1942 at the age of seventeen. He soon proved himself more than equal to the demands of combat soldiering ...
On The Lighter Side! The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Website is dedicated to the preservation, memory, honor, and history of the late Audie L. Murphy, America's most decorated combat soldier of World War II and a famous movie star. The website is sponsored by the Audie Murphy Research Foundation (AMRF), a non-profit 501.c.3 organization.
Jan 26, 2017 · January 26, 1945 Audie Murphy. These days, you hear a lot about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In Murphy’s Day, they called it “Battle Fatigue”, or “Shell Shock”. Murphy would spend a 21-year post-war career in Hollywood and, until his death in a plane crash in 1971, his post-war life was never free of it.
Sep 8, 2015 · Murphy, Audie Leon (1924–1971). Audie Leon Murphy, war hero, Hollywood actor, and songwriter, was born near Kingston, Texas, on June 20, 1924. He was one of twelve children of Emmett Berry and Josie Bell (Killian) Murphy. At the time of his death Murphy was the most decorated combat soldier of World War II. He enlisted in the United States ...
The Roots of a Legend. Born in Hunt County, Texas, in 1925, the son of Irish sharecroppers, Audie Leon Murphy grew up in extreme poverty — the Great Depression began in 1929 — inside a family in turmoil. Murphy's father deserted the family when he was just a kid. When Murphy was 16, as World War II broke out in Europe, his mother died.
Audie Murphy (born June 10, 1924) is famous for being war hero. He currently resides in TX. Highly decorated U.S. WWII hero who later became an action movie star. He was decorated with three Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars, an Expert Badge with Boyonet, and the Medal of Honor – every honor available from the U.S. Army.
