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Audie Murphy

American war hero and actor
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Audie Leon Murphy
Born:
June 20, 1925, near Kingston, Texas, U.S.
Died:
May 28, 1971, near Roanoke, Virginia (aged 45)
Awards And Honors:
Medal of Honor (1945)
Role In:
World War II
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Military.com - Almost 80 Years Later, Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Action Is Still Like Something Out of a Movie (Dec. 09, 2024)
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Audie Murphy (born June 20, 1925, near Kingston, Texas, U.S.—died May 28, 1971, near Roanoke, Virginia) was an American war hero and actor who was one of the most-decorated U.S. soldiers of World War II.

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Murphy, AudieAudie Murphy in To Hell and Back (1955), directed by Jesse Hibbs.

Murphy joined the army in 1942, having falsified his birth certificate in order to enlist before he was eligible. (Thus, some sources incorrectly give 1924 as his birth year.) During World War II he killed hundreds of Germans in combat, and he once jumped onto a burning tank destroyer to turn its machine gun on enemy troops. In 1945 he received the Congressional Medal of Honor. On the strength of his heroic status, he became a movie actor after the war, starring in films such as The Red Badge of Courage (1951), To Hell and Back (1955), and The Quiet American (1958). He died when his private plane crashed. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honours.

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