Just imagine being the most decorated man in History and a movie star, but no one really knowing who you are. This man had done so much for our country during World War II and more people need to know who he is and what he has done. Audie Murphy is the most decorated Soldier in History and he is basically gone an forgotten about. Although we cannot bring Audie Murphy back, we need to inform more people about him and his accomplishments in the Military and civilian life.
June 20, 1925 a baby boy was born in Kingston, Texas and the proud parents named that baby Audie Leon Murphy. Murphy was one of twelve children in his family and growing up was hard for his family because his father had no plan on how to feed them. So Audie picked up the slack by going out an hunting rabbits and other small animals to help feed his siblings. After the fifth grade Audie dropped out of school and ten days after his eighteenth birthday he joined the United States Army to honor his mother. He was only 65 inches tall and weighed only 112 pounds when he joined.
February 1943, Murphy left for very extensive in North Africa. After he was done with his training, Murphy division was moved to invade Sicily, Italy. With everything the he was doing Murphy superior officers were very proud of him so they promoted him to Corporal. During one of his battle he ended up getting malaria, but through it all he still proved himself during battle. When Murphy was sent to France for “Operation Dragon”, one of his good friends Tipton was killed by the Germans. Murphy was so outraged that he went and killed a lot of the Germans and then took ...
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...in the time that he had here on earth with us. He was the most decorated man in Military History and today now there is a club named after him which is known as the “Audie Murphy Club”. He has also made many films that many people do not know about, but hopefully now they will. I hope many more people will know now who he is and what he has done, I know I do and being in the Military we know about him, but people in the civilian world don’t. Audie Murphy is a big part of our History and hopefully now people will see that.
Works Cited
“Audie Leon Murphy.” Audie Murphy Biography. The Biography.com website, (1925–1971). http://www.biography.com/people/audie-murphy-9418662#awesm=~oCyoBEKdP6qIRg
Dingus, Anne. “Audie Murphy”, Texas Monthly, a Division of Emmis Publishing, LP. 1997. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/docview/226953877?accountid=8289
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