His only way out of Texas was joining the army where he joined a year early at 17. He grew up in Texas where his mother died and he bitterly resented his dad. Audie Murphy is the most decorated soldier in U.S. This is only one of the heroic acts he did. Photos may be used for educational purposes.Audie acting in a movie based on what he did American soldiers are under vicious attack from enemy soldiers, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, no hope for survival.Yet, even under attack Audie Murphy stepped up and got his men to safety and took on a whole German squad by himself. Photos are provided courtesy of the AMRF and may not be reproduced or copied for commercial purposes without permission of the copyright owner. Images, likenesses, and the signature of Audie Murphy are trademarked by the AMRF.
For this action, Audie receives the Medal of Honor.Ĭopyright © 1996, Audie Murphy Research Foundation (AMRF), all rights reserved. Seconds later after climbing off the tank destroyer, it explodes. He spends almost an hour on top of the tank destroyer until his ammunition is exhausted. He climbs aboard a burning tank destroyer and single handedly keeps the enemy from advancing on his position. Audie does one of the bravest acts any soldier ever did during the war. Audie then joins the army at the age of 18 and through the course of the war is decorated for valor nine times thus becoming the most decorated combat soldier in World War II. Shortly afterwards, the family is split up with the smaller siblings placed in an orphanage. He manages to do so until his mother's death. Audie struggles to keep the family together and to feed them.
At the tender age of 12, he becomes the head of the family after his father deserts them during the height of the depression.
This is Audie Murphy's story of the achievements of himself and his men in World War II.
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