Audie Murphy - 6/20/1924 - 5/28/1971

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[ErnBatavia]

Audie Murphy died on this date in 1971....he should be remembered today, as well as this holiday weekend.

[bigsigh]

I'm sitting 2 miles from Audey's ranch in Menifee CA. They're about to build 2400 houses there. Loved To Hell and Back, didn't like the westerns much.

[ncpatriot]

Watching TO HELL AND BACK right now. Thanks for post.

[mathluv]

I remember watching his movies as a child. I also saw he and his wife leaving Highland Park Methodist (Dallas) after their wedding.

[fortheDeclaration]

Citation: 2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, 1 of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. 2d Lt. Murphy continued to direct artillery fire which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, 2d Lt. Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment, and employed its .50 caliber machinegun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to German fire from 3 sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate 2d Lt. 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 killed or wounded about 50. 2d Lt. 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.

A great hero.

[mass55th]

I'm remembering him by watching "To Hell and Back" on Turner Classic Movies.

[IndyTiger]

From his Medal of Honor Citation:

MURPHY, AUDIE L.

Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company B 1 5th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Holtzwihr France, 26 January 1945.

2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone.

Behind him, to his right, one of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. 2d Lt. Murphy continued to direct artillery fire which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry.

With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, 2d Lt. Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment, and employed its .50 caliber machinegun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to German fire from 3 sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back.

For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate 2d Lt. 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 killed or wounded about 50. 2d Lt. 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

[MosesKnows]

holiday weekend

Please, Memorial week-end, and Audie Murphy will be certainly be remembered by many. However, I imagine he will be remembered less and less with each passing year.

[bigsigh]

Audie Murphy Add estate info Date of birth (location) 20 June 1924

Kingston, Texas, USA Date of death (details)

28 May 1971 near Roanoke, Virginia, USA. (plane crash)

Mini biography

The son of poor Texas sharecroppers, Audie Murphy became a national hero...

Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Actor - filmography (1960s) (1950s) (1940s)

A Time for Dying (1969) .... Jesse James

40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) .... Capt. Bruce Coburn

The Texican (1966) .... Jess Carlin ... aka Texas Kid (Spain)

Trunk to Cairo (1966) .... Mike Merrick ... aka Cairo Campaign ... aka Einer spielt falsch (West Germany) ... aka Mivtza Kahir (Israel: Hebrew title)

Gunpoint (1966) .... Chad Lucas

Arizona Raiders (1965) .... Clint Stewart

Apache Rifles (1964) .... Jeff Stanton

Bullet for a Badman (1964) .... Logan Keliher ... aka Renegade Posse (USA)

The Quick Gun (1964) .... Clint Cooper

Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) .... Bob 'Gif' Gifford aka Judd Tanner ... aka Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title)

War Is Hell (1963) .... Narrator

Showdown (1963) .... Chris Foster

Six Black Horses (1962) .... Ben Lane

Battle at Bloody Beach (1961) .... Craig Benson ... aka Battle on the Beach (UK)

"Whispering Smith" (1961) TV Series .... Det. Tom 'Whispering' Smith

Posse from Hell (1961) .... Banner Cole

Seven Ways from Sundown (1960) .... Seven Ways From Sundown Jones

The Unforgiven (1960) .... Cash Zachary

Hell Bent for Leather (1960) .... Clay Santell

Cast a Long Shadow (1959) .... Matt Brown

The Wild and the Innocent (1959) .... Yancy Hawks

No Name on the Bullet (1959) .... John Gant

The Gun Runners (1958) .... Sam Martin ... aka Gunrunners (International: English title)

Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) .... Joe Maybe

The Quiet American (1958) .... The American

Night Passage (1957) .... The Utica Kid

Joe Butterfly (1957) .... Pvt. Joe Woodley

The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) .... Lt. Frank Hewitt

Walk the Proud Land (1956) .... John P. Clum ... aka Apache Agent

World in My Corner (1956) .... Tommy Shea

To Hell and Back (1955) .... Audie Murphy

Destry (1954) .... Tom Destry

Drums Across the River (1954) .... Gary Brannon

Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) .... Clay O'Mara ... aka The Breckenridge Story (USA)

Tumbleweed (1953) .... Jim Harvey ... aka Three Were Renegades (USA)

Column South (1953) .... Lt. Jed Sayre

Gunsmoke (1953) .... Reb Kittridge ... aka A Man's Country (USA) ... aka Roughshod (USA)

The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) .... Luke Cromwell, The Silver Kid ... aka Claim Jumpers (USA)

The Cimarron Kid (1952) .... Bill Doolin

The Red Badge of Courage (1951) .... Henry Fleming (the Youth)

Kansas Raiders (1950) .... Jesse James

The Kid from Texas (1950) .... William Bonney ('Billy the Kid') ... aka Texas Kid, Outlaw (UK)

Sierra (1950) .... Ring Hassard

Bad Boy (1949) .... Danny Lester ... aka The Story of Danny Lester

Beyond Glory (1948) .... Thomas

Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948) .... Copy boy ... aka The Girl from Texas (UK)

Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Producer - filmography (1960s) (1950s)

A Time for Dying (1969) (producer)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) (producer) (uncredited)

Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Writer - filmography

To Hell and Back (1955) (autobiography)

Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Himself - filmography (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)

Travelin' Light (1971) .... Himself

Audie Murphy in Nuremberg (1961) .... Himself

Rock 'Em Cowboy (1957)

Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Writer, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

"Startime" playing "Howard Wilton" in episode: "The Man" (episode # 1.14) 5 January 1960

"General Electric Theater" playing "Tennessee" in episode: "Incident" (episode # 6.18) 9 February 1958

"Suspicion" in episode: "The Flight" (episode # 1.9) 25 November 1957

"What's My Line?" playing "Mystery Guest" 3 July 1955

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[SandRat]

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[lilylangtree]

Yes, I do enjoy his westerns.

[Bar-Face]

As a teenager in the 50s Audie Murphy was my hero of heros. I think I saw every movie he made until I joined the Navy. I will never forget the front page picture of him with his medals that ran in Parade mag back in the mid fifties.
He was only about 5ft4in in height but stood over 10 feet tall. Turned down by every branch of the service until he fattened himself up. Lt Murphy was awarded EVERY medal for valor that the United States has to offer, plus a big stack from England & France. When he wore his medals, the poor guy could hardly stand up.
I cried like a baby when he was killed and when I visited his grave at Arlington. I still tear up when I read about him.
Good God All Mighty! What a Man!
Today our local rag printed Eddy Albert's obituary and did not ever mention his military service. I do not know whether to scream or cry.

[mdittmar]

Audie Murphy interview,Aug.17,1960(click to listen)

[bigsigh]

I was a youngster in the 50s and I saw most of his movies. But when I saw To Hell and Back, that became my definition of a hero. I couldn't believe that the guy on the screen was doing his own life. I'd never seen anything like it.

I tried to watch one of the westerns lately, where the Indians had the house surrounded (may not clear up anything). Just couldn't watch. It was too corny. I guess I'm just geeting old and of course much more jaded.

[oh8eleven]

Today our local rag printed Eddy Albert's obituary and did not ever mention his military service. I do not know whether to scream or cry.

If it's a typical left wing rag, call them up, cancel and be sure to tell them why. You'll never miss it.

[Joe Brower]

Audie Murphy ping.

[RipSawyer]

I didn't know the part about the Germans approaching as close as 10 yards, I am still trying to figure out how they got that close and still couldn't take Murphy out. A well thrown rock would have done the job from that distance.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Bump for the great Audie Murphy.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Just watched TO HELL AND BACK this afternoon. I've always been fascinated with Audie Murphy. The biographies I've read of him depict him as having had a troubled life after he returned from the war.

[OldEagle]

Audie said he made a bunch of western movies. Said they were pretty much alike, but they changed horses a few times.