Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971) "Biography for Audie Murphy" (bio), IMDb, webpage: blank">IMDb-AMurphy. was an _American soldier in World War II, who later became an actor, appearing in 44 American films. He also found success as a country music composer.
In 27 months of combat action in World War II, Murphy became the most decorated United States combat soldier in United States military history. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. medals, five from France, and one from Belgium.
Murphy had a successful movie career, including the extremely popular To Hell and Back (1955), based on his memoir of the same name (1949), and starred in 33 Hollywood Westerns. He died in a plane crash in 1971 and was interred, with full military honors, in Arlington National Cemetery (his is the second most-visited gravesite, after that of President John F. Kennedy). "Historical Information - Audie Murphy" (bio), Arlington National Cemetery, webpage: information/audie_murphy.html" target="_blank">ANC-AMurphy. "Sergeant Audie Murphy Club - SMA/Autreve Chapter" (bio), U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School Portal, _Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, webpage: USArmy-SAMC.
