Audie Murphy

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Audie Murphy was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II who later became a popular Hollywood actor and a symbol of military heroism.

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Label Occurrences
Audie Murphy canonical 32
Audie Leon Murphy 1
Audie Murphy filmography 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American soldier
country musician
film actor
human
military hero
screenwriter
advocatedFor treatment of post-traumatic stress in veterans
ageAtEnlistment 17
awardReceived American Campaign Medal
Belgian Croix de Guerre
Bronze Star Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Distinguished Service Cross
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Croix de Guerre
surface form: French Croix de Guerre

Légion d'honneur
surface form: French Legion of Honour

Good Conduct Medal
Legion of Merit
Medal of Honor
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
surface form: Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters

Silver Star
Silver Star Medal
surface form: Silver Star with oak leaf cluster

World War II Victory Medal
burialHonors full military honors
causeOfDeath airplane crash
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-06-20
dateOfDeath 1971-05-28
education left school after fifth grade
enlistedInArmy 1942
ethnicBackground Irish descent
familyName Murphy
fullName Audie Murphy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Audie Leon Murphy
genre Western film
givenName Audie
graveLocation Section 46, Arlington National Cemetery
grewUpIn rural poverty in Texas
height approximately 5 ft 5 in
honor Hollywood Walk of Fame
surface form: Hollywood Walk of Fame star
marriageEnd 1951 (to Wanda Hendrix)
marriageStart 1949 (to Wanda Hendrix)
1951 (to Pamela Archer)
memorial Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas
Audie Murphy statue in Greenville, Texas
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank First Lieutenant
militaryStatus one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II
militaryUnit 15th Infantry Regiment
surface form: 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
notableBattle Allied invasion of Sicily
Battle of the Colmar Pocket
Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

Southern France campaign
notableWork Destry (1954 film)
No Name on the Bullet (1959 film)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951 film)
To Hell and Back (1955 film)
numberOfChildren 2
occupation actor
film producer
rancher
screenwriter
songwriter
placeOfBirth Hunt County, Texas
surface form: Kingston, Hunt County, Texas, United States
placeOfBurial Arlington National Cemetery
placeOfDeath near Catawba, Virginia, United States
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
portrayedBy himself in To Hell and Back (1955 film)
reasonForRejection underweight and underage
rejectedBy United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
religion Baptist
residence California, United States
Texas
surface form: Texas, United States
serviceNumber 18083707
spouse Pamela Archer
Wanda Hendrix
subjectOf To Hell and Back (autobiography)
surface form: To Hell and Back (autobiographical film adaptation)
sufferedFrom post-traumatic stress disorder
symbolOf American military heroism
theatreOfWar European Theater of Operations, United States Army
surface form: European Theater of Operations
wrote To Hell and Back (autobiography)
yearsActiveInActing 1945-1969

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Croix de Guerre notableRecipient Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy fullName Audie Murphy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Audie Leon Murphy
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California, United States hasNotableBurial Audie Murphy
subject surface form: Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Murphy hasNotableBearer Audie Murphy
Destry (1954 film) starring Audie Murphy
Destry (1954 film) leadActor Audie Murphy
No Name on the Bullet (1959 film) partOf Audie Murphy
this entity surface form: Audie Murphy filmography
Wanda Hendrix spouse Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas namedAfter Audie Murphy
subject surface form: Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum
Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas hasMainTheme Audie Murphy
subject surface form: Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum
Audie Murphy statue in Greenville, Texas commemorates Audie Murphy
this entity surface form: Audie Murphy’s Medal of Honor
Pamela Archer spouse Audie Murphy
Audie hasNotableBearer Audie Murphy
The Unforgiven starring Audie Murphy
subject surface form: The Unforgiven (1960 film)
The Unforgiven hasCastMember Audie Murphy
subject surface form: The Unforgiven (1960 film)
Golden Boot Award notableRecipient Audie Murphy
The Gun Runners (1958 film) stars Audie Murphy
subject surface form: The Gun Runners