Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 â€" 28 May 1971) was an American
soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most
decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every
military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well
as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of
Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for
single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour
at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a
successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition.Murphy
was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County, Texas.
His father abandoned them, and 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; his skill with a hunting rifle helped feed
his family.
soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most
decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every
military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well
as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of
Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for
single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour
at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a
successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition.Murphy
was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County, Texas.
His father abandoned them, and 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; his skill with a hunting rifle helped feed
his family.
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