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Audie Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated United States Army combat soldiers of World War II, serving from 1942 to 1945. He received every American combat award for valor available at the time of his service, [ALM 1] including the Medal of Honor.
23 Ιουν 2020 · A list of the eight military decorations earned by Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of World War II, including the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Silver Star. See the dates, locations, and criteria of each award, as well as the sources and comments.
Audie Murphy was one of the most famous and decorated United States Army combat soldiers of World War II, serving from 1942 to 1945. He received every American combat award for valor available at the time of his service, [lower-alpha 1] including the Medal of Honor.
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, and has been described as the most highly decorated soldier in U.S. history.
23 Ιουν 2020 · Audie Murphy was the recipient of America's highest decoration known as the Medal of Honor. Originally authorized by congress during the Civil War this medal has had several versions since 1862. The version earned by Audie Murphy was authorized for the Army in 1904 and is known as the "Gillespie" version.
The young man who would earn no less than 28 medals and citations, including the pale-blue ribbon of his country’s highest honor, sprang from the most humble origins. Born on June 20, 1924, into a sharecropper’s family near the small town of Farmersville in northeastern Texas, Audie Murphy was the seventh of 12 children.
23 Ιουν 2020 · Audie Murphy earned the Distinguished Service Cross, America's second highest military award of valor, on August 15, 1944, shortly after his unit 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment and elements of the 3rd Infantry Division made an amphibious landing as part of the first assault wave in Southern France near Ramatuelle, France.
