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    American soldier, actor, songwriter

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  1. 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 ...

    • 28 May 1971
    • Colorado Aviation Co, Inc.
  2. 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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    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)
  4. 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 ...

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  5. 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 ...

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  7. Jun 9, 2023 · What were the circumstances surrounding the Audie Murphy plane crash? • To Hell and Back" remains a classic war film. Join us as we explore the final flight ...

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  8. 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.

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