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To Hell and Back: Directed by Jesse Hibbs. With Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly. The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history.
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By the time the U.S. Army advanced on the Colmar Pocket, Audie Leon Murphy had already received the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars and two Bronze Stars. He had enlisted at the ...
Nov 16, 2016 · Audie Leon Murphy was born on June 20, 1925, in Kingston, Hunt County, Texas, USA, to Emmett Berry Murphy and Josie Bell Killian. He was the seventh among 12 children born to his parents. He was of Irish descent.
Jun 23, 2020 · The first award was earned near Cleurie Quarry, France when Audie Murphy destroyed a machinegun emplacement that had pinned down a group of officers. The second award was earned several days later near Le Tholy, France when Audie Murphy crawled ahead of friendly lines to direct artillery on a strongly emplaced enemy emplacement. Award Criteria:
Film career of Audie Murphy. Red Badge of Courage (1951) Audie Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was a highly decorated American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient who turned actor. He portrayed himself in the film To Hell and Back, the account of his World War II experiences. During the 1950s and 1960s he was cast primarily in westerns.
May 1, 2002 · Originally published in 1949, To Hell and Back was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. Many decades later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. Desperate to see action but rejected by both the marines and paratroopers because he was too short ...
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Murphy received every U.S. military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, The Legion of Merit, 3 Purple Hearts, 2 Silver Stars with Oak Leaf Cluster, 2 Bronze Stars with Oak Leaf Cluster, as well as numerous campaign medals.
