In October, Murphy earned the Silver Star when he captured a German machine gun nest, and three days later a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster was added to it when by himself, under enemy fire, he directed ...

Soon after, he earned a Silver Star for taking out an enemy machine gun position, ... Today, Audie Murphy is still considered one of the most-decorated U.S. service members of all time.

Audie Murphy's one-man fight against the Nazis in Europe ... The only silver lining was the M10 ... His performance in "To Hell and Back" was so solid that the movie made him a massive star, ...

Not long after hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, a then-16-year-old Audie Murphy of Kingston, Texas ... the Silver Star and several other distinctions. ...

Audie Murphy enlisted in the United States Army at age seventeen to make something of himself. ... Silver Star with First Oak Leaf Cluster Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and First ...

Audie Murphy was America's most-decorated soldier for his service during World War II, later becoming a Hollywood star.

No matter where you are reading this, you’ve probably heard of the third soldier who earned the Medal of Honor in the Colmar Pocket, on Jan. 26, 1945: Second Lt. Audie Murphy, an East Texan who ...

He died in a plane crash in 1971 at the age of 45. In honor of his service, the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital in San Antonio was dedicated in 1973, and the Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum was ...