Audie Murphys Accomplishments

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Imagine yourself at the age of 18. You come from very little, and have very little. Suddenly, a turn of events in the world happens and you find yourself in the middle of a war. But this doesn’t overwhelm you, in fact you prove yourself a hero gaining lots of recognition in the process. Afterwards this lands you an illustrious job as an actor in Hollywood that results in a prolific and successful career. If you’re Audie Murphy then all of this would sound far too familiar.
Audie Leon Murphy was born June 20, 1925 in Kingston, Texas on a sharecroppers farm. His family was impoverished and did not have much. It didn’t help that his father was never around much and finally deserted the family later on. Audie stepped up to help his mother and …show more content…
At first he tried for the Marines, who turned him down because he only stood at five foot six inches tall. Murphy then went and tried to join the Paratroopers, but they also denied him for not meeting their standards. Still determined to serve like most young men at the time, Audie decided to settle for the Army Infantry.
After his basic training, he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division in North Africa where he would prepare to fight in multiple campaigns throughout Italy. During his combat tour through the Mediterranean, he quickly proved to be a highly skilled soldier and proficient shooter, making his way quickly through the ranks of enlistment. Despite this more tests and dead friends were to come.
One of his more notable actions occurred when he was fighting in Southern France. His best friend was lured out into the open by a German soldier pretending to surrender, who was consequently shot and killed. Having just seen his friend killed in front of him, he was enraged and killed the German soldiers. Murphy then commandeered a machine gun and grenades from the dead enemies and went on take out several more German positions. This earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award for
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