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Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II , [ 4 ] and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history.
It was also the location of the World War II Battle of Holtzwihr on January 26, 1945, during which US Army Second Lieutenant Audie Murphy of the 3rd Infantry Division, almost single-handedly cut down an advancing German unit, earning the Medal of Honor. It also has a road named after Audie Murphy, Rue Audie Murphy (see Google Maps). [3]
Audie Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was a highly decorated American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient who turned actor. He portrayed himself in the film To Hell and Back, the account of his World War II experiences. During the 1950s and 1960s he was cast primarily in westerns.
On 26 January, on the south edge of the Riedwihr Woods, a German force of infantry and tanks emerged from Holtzwihr to counterattack Company B of the 15th Infantry. Believing the odds hopeless, Lieutenant Audie Murphy ordered his men to withdraw into the woods.
To Hell and Back is a Technicolor and CinemaScope war film released in 1955. [4] It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and stars Audie Murphy as himself. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army. [5] The book was ghostwritten by his friend, David "Spec" McClure, who served in the U.S. Army's Signal ...
The military career of Audie Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) encompassed two separate careers. His U. S. Army service covered nine World War II campaigns fought by the 3rd Infantry Division: Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Give me a few days, please, to go back and see what I can do about including Murphy's perspective on Holtzwihr. Also, I'll work on the wording of the filmography section a bit.--As for Murphy's movies, my embarrassment over his having to make some of those movies has nothing to do with my joy at watching him do his thing. I could watch him forever.
“Audie Murphy, along with Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott, held together the last vestiges of the B-Western during the fifties and sixties. In fact, Audie was the last authentic hero of the double-bill western picture.” - Film historian Lee. O. Miller in The Great Cowboy Stars of Movies and Television. (1979). [4]