Audie Murphy
America’s most decorated WWII soldier performed feats that seemed impossible. At 19, despite wounds, he climbed onto a burning tank destroyer to man its machine gun against an entire German company. Murphy earned the Medal of Honor for this action. After the war, he became a movie star, often portraying his own experiences. His life ended tragically in a 1971 plane crash. The quiet Texas farm boy transformed into a combat legend whose exploits still astound military historians.
