Audie Murphy
AUDIE LEON MURPHY
Serial # 01 692 509
~DOB~June 20,1924
~DOD~May 28,1971
This is a Dedication to Audie L. Murphy,
the most Decorated Combat Soldier in
World War II. Even today, He is recognized as the most Decorated Soldier in the entire World.
I am only going to touch a small part of Audie's life. He was a Soldier, Movie Star, Song Writer and a Poet.
I want to keep His Memory alive.......It was written a Soldier is never Dead until He is Forgotten.......
LIVE FOREVER AUDIE L. MURPHY
AUDIE LEON MURPHY
June 20, 1924 ~ May 28, 1971
Audie Leon Murphy, son of poor Texas sharecroppers, rose to national fame as the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II.
Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for bravery that can be given to any individual in the United States of America, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty."
He also received every decoration for valor that his country had to offer, some of them more than once, including 5 decorations by France and Belgium.
Credited with either killing over 240 of the enemy while wounding and capturing many others, he became a legend within the 3rd Infantry Division.
Beginning his service as an Army Private, Audie quickly rose to the enlisted rank of Staff Sergeant, was given a "battle field" commission as 2nd Lieutenant, was wounded three times, fought in 9 major campaigns across the European Theater, and survived the war.
During Murphy's 3 years active service as a combat soldier in World War II, Audie became one of the best fighting combat soldiers of this or any other century.
What Audie accomplished during this period is most significant and probably will never be repeated by another soldier, given today's high-tech type of warefare.
The U.S. Army has always declared that there will never be another Audie Murphy.
On 21 September, 1945, Audie was released from the Army as an active member and reassigned to inactive status. During this same time, actor James Cagney invited Murphy to Hollywood in September 1945, when he saw Murphy's photo on the cover of Life Magazine.
The next couple of years in California were hard times for Audie Murphy. Struggling and becoming disillusioned from lack of work while sleeping in a local gymnasium, he finally received token acting parts in his first two films. His first starring role came in a 1949 released film by Allied Artists called, Bad Boy. In 1950 Murphy eventually got a contract with Universal-International (later called Universal) where he starred in 26 films, 23 of them westerns over the next 15 years.
His 1949 autobiography To Hell And Back was a best seller. Murphy starred as himself in a film biography released by Universal-International in 1955 with the same title. The movie, To Hell and Back, held the record as Universal's highest grossing picture until 1975 when it was finally surpassed by the movie Jaws.
I want to Thank the Irish Godfather for this award. I appreciate it very much!
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