[virgil283]

"...For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate Lieutenant Murphy, but he continued to hold his position and wiped out a squad which was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards only to be mowed down by his fire. He received a leg wound but ignored it and continued the single-handed fight until his ammunition was exhausted. He then made his way to his company, refused medical attention, and organized the company in a counterattack which forced the Germans to withdraw. His directing of artillery fire wiped out many of the enemy; he personally killed or wounded about 50. Lieutenant Murphy’s indomitable courage and his refusal to give an inch of ground saved his company from possible encirclement and destruction and enabled it to hold the woods which had been the enemy’s objective. -"

[SgtHooper]

Impressive!! And humbled by such bravery.

[yarddog]

Has anyone else noticed how many of these courageous men were country boys?

Murphy was from rural Texas. Sgt. York from rural Tennsssee, Carlos Hathcock from rural Arkansas.

[353FMG]

The original Mr. Cool.

[Talisker]

Where were his men during all of this time? Hiding safely behind the trees?

Reminds me of the movie "High Noon."

[TADSLOS]

I just passed by the Audie Murphy Museum in Greeneville, TX yesterday. Another great American hero from flyover country.

[Nachoman]

Not bad for a guy who didn’t meet the physical requirements for military service. I loved when he said (paraphrased) “I wasn’t trying to be a hero, I was trying to stay alive!”

[NEWwoman]

BTTT

What an inspiration to keep fighting for what is right, even against the odds.

[JimSEA]

The funny thing is that I can’t recall anyone here calling him a coward or a murderer. In fact, he was even forgiven his subpar acting because people wanted to see him. A little guy who was a giant. RIP

[fatnotlazy]

A member of the Greatest Generation. You don’t find that kind of courage too often nowadays.

Rest in peace.

[ryan71]

He was on top of a tank mowing down Germans with a .50 cal? What a coward! Michael “Jabba” Moore

[jazusamo]

Good post!

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Audie L. Murphy, MOH Recipient
The most decorated American combat soldier of World War II.
Awards

[DaxtonBrown]

Watch the movie, in which he stars. Quite impressive.

[Born to Conserve]

I wish the military would reserve the left breast for VALOR medals, and pin all the BS medals on their rears.

Some of our pinboard generals and admirals have ZERO valor medals.

[Altura Ct.]

True American hero!

[bootless]

Thank you for posting this. Audie Murphy’s single-handed stand at Holtzwihr was nothing short of astounding. And what a humble man... his book To Hell and Back did not brag about his medals: he won every one that the Army had to offer - some more than once - and yet, he remained humble while fighting PTSD for many years. Much admiration for this hero.

[AppyPappy]

He died on the mountain that I live on.

[Geronimo]

He was revered in England when I grew up particularly by my grandad who fought with Montgomery in British 8th Army. I remember watching Shane with my grandad when I was a kid and how he told that Audie Murphy killed hundreds of ‘Gerries’ in the War...

I cried at the end of that film!

[yawningotter]

I don’t know about “Greatest Generations”, but I do know that Audie Murphy was one of the greatest of his generation.

[exit82]

today 26 Jan 1944

Should be 26 Jan 1945.

Great to remember the exploits of this hero, and of the many wonderful military men this nation has produced.