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  1. www.nytimes.com › 1971/06/01 › archivesAudie Murphy, War Hero, Killed in Plane Crash - The New York ...

    Jun 1, 1971 · ROANOKE, Va., May 31— Audie Murphy, the nation's most‐decorated hero of World War II, and five other men were found dead today in the wreckage of their light plane near the summit of a craggy ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1971_Colorado_Aviation1971 Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crash - Wikipedia

    The 1971 Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crash claimed the life of decorated American World War II veteran Audie Murphy and five other people on May 28, 1971. The aircraft's passengers were on a business trip from Atlanta, Georgia, to Martinsville, Virginia, aboard an Aero Commander 680 Super twin-engined aircraft owned and operated by Colorado Aviation Co, Inc. The aircraft crashed into ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Audie_MurphyAudie Murphy - Wikipedia

    Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. ... Murphy died in a plane crash in Virginia in 1971, shortly before ...

    • Actor, songwriter, rancher
    • 1942–45 (U.S. Army), 1950–66 (Texas Army National Guard), 1966–69 (U.S. Army Reserves)

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  6. www.biography.com › military-figures › audie-murphyAudie Murphy - Movies, Wife & Death - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · Audie Murphy eventually became ... Murphy squandered his fortune on gambling and bad investments and was in financial ruin when he died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971. Murphy was buried at ...

  7. www.nationalww2museum.org › war › articlesAudie Murphy Single-handedly Stopped a German Attack

    Despite Murphy’s stardom and success, the soft-spoken veteran was never comfortable being the center of attention. Murphy died on May 28, 1971 at the age of 45 in a plane crash near Roanoke, Virginia. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

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  8. www.wsls.com › news › localRoanoke Valley marks 50 years since war hero Audie Murphy’s ...

    May 29, 2021 · ROANOKE COUNTY, VA. – Friday marks 50 years since a decorated war hero and American celebrity died in a plane crash just west of Roanoke. Audie Murphy was one of six people who perished on the ...

  9. www.uso.org › stories › 183-audie-murphy-to-hell-andAudie Murphy: To Hell and Back · United Service Organizations

    Sep 20, 2015 · Audie Leon Murphy died in a private plane crash near Roanoke, Virginia, on May 28, 1971. He was almost 46 years old, but in that short time had led three lives—all remarkable—and the middle was spectacular. A sharecropper’s son, the seventh of 12 children, Murphy was born in Kingston, a dot on the map in North Texas, on June 20, 1925.