Audie Murphy
(1924-1971)
American soldier and actor
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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 enlisted soldier in U.S. history. 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.
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Audie Leon Murphy 20 June 1924 Kingston, Texas, United States
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28 May 1971 (aged 46) Catawba, Virginia, United States
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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