The Life of American Hero and Old Hollywood Icon Audie Murphy

On June 2, 1945, Lieutenant General Alexander Patch presented Audie with the Medal of Honor for his actions near Holtzwihr. If his probable 1925 birth year is correct, he was still nineteen.

Audie had earned every United States Army combat award for valor then available, receiving some more than once. His decorations also included major French and Belgian honors. The former Texas sharecropper was now a national hero, and Hollywood was taking notice.