Audie Murphy’s World War II Heroics, 70 Years Ago

[PapaGrune]

Seventy years ago, Audie Murphy wrote the final chapter in one of the
most storied military careers in American history. During intense
fighting in the Colmar Pocket along the French-Swiss border, the 19-
year-old 2nd Lieutenant manned a machine gun on a burning tank
destroyer and made a desperate solo attack against German forces.
Murphy won the Medal of Honor for his actions, and later parlayed his
military celebrity into a successful post-war film career.

http://www.history.com/news/audie-murphys-world-war-ii-heroics-70- years-ago?linkId=11918859

One of the few men that I would call a personal hero to me.

 

[hso]

A CMH parlayed into a solid career in the movies, certainly, but not a topic for THR.