Biography
Audie Leon Murphy 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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Awards & recognition
- Medal of Honor · 2013
- Texas Legislative Medal of Honor · 2013
- American Campaign Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Bronze Star Medal
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- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Croix de guerre 1939–1945
- Croix de guerre 1940–1945 (Belgium)
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Distinguished Unit Award
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- fourragère
- French Liberation Medal
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- Marksmanship Medal
- Purple Heart
- Silver Star
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- World War II Victory Medal
Filmography38 titles
The Duel at Silver Creek
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
No Name on the Bullet
Cast a Long Shadow
To Hell and Back
Gunsmoke
Ride a Crooked Trail
Night Passage
A Time for Dying
Arizona Raiders
The Quick Gun
The Red Badge of Courage
Bullet for a Badman
Hell Bent for Leather
The Wild and the Innocent
Tumbleweed
Gunpoint
Posse from Hell
The Unforgiven
Destry
Column South
Showdown
The Gun Runners
Walk the Proud Land
Ride Clear of Diablo
The Cimarron Kid
Apache Rifles
Kansas Raiders
Six Black Horses
Seven Ways from Sundown
The Quiet American
Drums Across the River
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
The Kid from Texas
The Texican
Sierra
40 Guns to Apache Pass