Audie Murphy

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American soldier country musician film actor human military hero screenwriter

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.

Aliases (3)

Audie Leon Murphy ×1
Audie Murphy filmography ×1
Audie Murphy’s Medal of Honor ×1

Statements (85)

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 → French Croix de Guerre → French Legion of Honour → Good Conduct Medal → Legion of Merit → Medal of Honor → Presidential Unit Citation → Purple Heart → Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters → Silver Star → 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 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 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, 3rd Infantry Division →
notableBattle	Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of the Colmar Pocket → 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	Kingston, Hunt County, Texas, United States →
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery →
placeOfDeath	near Catawba, Virginia, United States →
politicalAffiliation	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, United States →
serviceNumber	18083707 →
spouse	Pamela Archer → Wanda Hendrix →
subjectOf	To Hell and Back (autobiographical film adaptation) →
sufferedFrom	post-traumatic stress disorder →
symbolOf	American military heroism →
theatreOfWar	European Theater of Operations →
wrote	To Hell and Back (autobiography) →
yearsActiveInActing	1945-1969 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
To Hell and Back (1955 film) →	basedOnAuthor
Audie Murphy statue in Greenville, Texas ("Audie Murphy’s Medal of Honor") →	commemorates
Audie Murphy ("Audie Leon Murphy") →	fullName
Murphy →	hasNotableBearer
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Arlington National Cemetery →	notableBurial
Croix de Guerre →	notableRecipient
No Name on the Bullet (1959 film) ("Audie Murphy filmography") →	partOf
To Hell and Back (1955 film) →	starring
To Hell and Back (1955 film) →	subject