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Audie Murphy

June 20, 1925–May 28, 1971

Born in 1925 in a Hunt County sharecropper’s shack, Audie Murphy recalled being "thrown into the struggle for existence" as a child. Orphaned at sixteen, he escaped a life of poverty when the United States entered World War II. The undersized Murphy lied about his age to enlist in the army.

Murphy’s courage and ferocity earned him multiple honors throughout the war in Europe. In January 1945, he single-handedly fought off six Panzer tanks and 250 German infantry for over an hour, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Returning home a national hero, Murphy was convinced by film legend James Cagney to take up acting and became one of the most popular movie stars of the 1950s, playing the lead in many westerns and in director John Huston’s epic The Red Badge of Courage. Murphy also wrote a best-selling memoir about his wartime experiences and played himself in the movie adaptation.

But the war dogged Murphy. Gambling debts and unpaid taxes complicated his postwar life, and he struggled with insomnia and outbursts

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Audie Murphy

Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 in Kingston, Hunt County, Texas – May 28, 1971 in Brush Mountain near Roanoke, Virginia), was an Americanactor and soldier who fought during World War II. He was given the Medal of Honor.

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Murphy was of Irishdescent. His was the son of Berry Emmett Murphy and Josie Bell Killian. He grew up on farms near Farmersville and Greenville, Texas. When his father left the family, Audie stopped his studies at primary school in fifth grade to help support his family.

Murphy joined the Army in 1942. His first assignment was being sent to Morocco as a replacement in the 3rd Platoon in 1943. Audie Murphy was very good in several battles. In Italy, his abilities as a combatinfantryman earned him promotions and decorations for his heroism. After being wounded in combat, Murphy was removed from the battlefield and promoted to Lieutenant. The Lieutenant GeneralAlexander Patch, commander of the Army, gave him the Medal of Honour. Audie Murphy also received 33 U.S. medals for his courage and heroism in battle.

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Audie Murphy

American soldier, Medal of Honor winner, and actor (1925–1971)

For other people with similar names, see Eddie Murphy (disambiguation).

Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II,^[4] and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history.^[6] He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at age 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded.

Murphy was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County, Texas. After his father abandoned them, his mother died when he was a teenager. Murphy left school in fifth grade to pick cotton and find other work to help support his family; h