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Murphy wearing the U.S. Army khaki "Class A" (tropical service) uniform with full-size medals, 1948
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Murphy's award for the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor

Audie Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated United States Army combat soldiers of World War II, serving from 1942 to 1945. He received every American combat award for valor available at the time of his service,Шаблон:Refn including the Medal of Honor. He also received recognitions from France and Belgium. With his 1945 military discharge at the end of the war, Murphy became an advocate of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.Шаблон:Sfn The Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio and the Sergeant Audie Murphy Clubs (SAMC) on military bases honor his contributions. He joined the Texas National Guard in 1950, transferring to reserve status in 1956 and remaining in the Guard until 1969. He also had a civilian career as a film actor and songwriter. Recognitions he received both during his lifetime and posthumously are listed below.

Murphy participated in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany, as denoted by his European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver battle star (denoting five campaigns), four bronze battle stars, plus a bronze arrowhead representing his two amphibious assault landings at Sicily and southern France.Шаблон:Sfn On 25 February 1945 and 3 March 1945, he received two Silver Stars for further heroic actions.Шаблон:Sfn The French government awarded Murphy its Chevalier of the Legion of Honor[1] and two Croix de guerre medals.[2]Шаблон:Sfn He received the Croix de guerre 1940 Palm from Belgium.Шаблон:Sfn The military assisted him with replacement medals after he gave away the originals.Шаблон:Refn Duplicates of his Medal of Honor and other medals can be viewed at Dallas Scottish Rite Temple museum. Шаблон:TOC limit

U.S. medals, awards, decorations and badges

U.S. military personal decorations

U.S. military personal decorations
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Шаблон:Ribbon devices Medal of Honor For action on 26 January 1945, War Department, General Orders No. 65, 9 August 1945. Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Distinguished Service Cross For action on 15 August 1944, Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. 21 (1945). Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Silver Star with bronze oak leaf cluster (two awards) First award for action on 2 October 1944, Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 66 (25 February 1945). Second award for action on 5 October 1944, Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 83 (3 March 1945). Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Legion of Merit For action on 22 January 1944 – 18 February 1945, Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, General Orders No. 100 (25 May 1945). Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Bronze Star with "V" Device and bronze oak leaf cluster (two awards) First award with "V" Device for action on 2 March 1944, Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 84 (4 March 1945). Second award for action on 8 May 1944. Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Purple Heart with two bronze oak leaf clusters (three awards) For wounds received 15 September 1944, 26 October 1944, and 25 January 1945. Шаблон:Sfn

U.S. military unit awards

U.S. military unit awards
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Шаблон:Ribbon devices Presidential Unit Citation with First Oak Leaf Cluster (two awards) First award with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment for action 27–29 August 1944. Second award with the 3rd Infantry Division for action at the Colmar Pocket, 22 January – 6 February 1945. Шаблон:Sfn

U.S. non-military personal decorations

U.S. non-military personal decorations
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Файл:USA - Army Outstanding Civilian Service Award.png Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal United States Army public service award established January 1959. It was awarded to Murphy in 1961 for his technical assistance on the Army's documentary The Broken Bridge. Шаблон:Refn

U.S. military service and campaign medals

Service and campaign medals
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Шаблон:Ribbon devices Good Conduct Medal Murphy attested at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, on 21 August 1945 that he had never received the Good Conduct Medal. He was awarded the medal the same day by Lieutenant Colonel H. Miller Ainsworth. [3]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices American Campaign Medal For Murphy's service in the American Theater of World War II. [3]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver star (counts as 5 medals), four bronze stars, and one bronze arrowhead device For Murphy's service in the European Theater of World War II in nine campaigns. [3]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between 7 December 1941, and 31 December 1946, both dates inclusive, the medal was authorized by Public Law 135, 79th United States Congress. [3]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp For service in the occupation of Germany after the war. [3]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Armed Forces Reserve Medal For his service in the U.S. Army Officers' Reserve Corps and in the Texas National Guard. The medal was created by Шаблон:EO, signed by President Harry Truman on 25 September 1950. It is awarded for ten years service in the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. [3]

Badges

U.S. Army badges
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Файл:Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge Special Order No. 39, dated 8 May 1944, sixty-one officers and enlisted men of Company B, 15th Infantry were awarded the badge. Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:ArmyQualMarksmanBadgeHi.jpg Marksman Badge with Rifle Component Bar Earned during basic Army training. Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:ArmyQualExpertBadgeHi.jpg Expert Badge with Bayonet Component Bar Earned during basic Army training. Шаблон:Sfn

Non-U.S. military personal decorations, unit awards and service medals

Non-U.S. military service medals, awards and decorations
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Шаблон:Ribbon devices French Legion of HonorGrade of Chevalier (Knight) Decoration presented by General de Lattre de Tassigny in Paris on 19 July 1948. [1]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star Decoration approved by the French government on 16 April 1945. Presented 19 September 1945 in Dallas by Brigadier General W. E. Collier, Chief of Staff for the 8th Service Command. Шаблон:Refn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices French Croix de Guerre with Palm Decoration presented in France on 19 July 1948. [1]Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Medal of a liberated France Authorized by France 1947. [3]
Шаблон:Ribbon devices Belgian Croix de Guerre with 1940 Palm Decoration conferred by Royal Order 4282 on 10 December 1955. The award and documentation were forwarded to the State Department to be held until the United States Congress authorized the acceptance and wearing of it. Murphy was notified by the Army on 14 March 1968, that he was allowed to accept the award. Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Ribbon devices French Fourragère in Colors of the Croix de Guerre Award authorized to be worn by all members of the 3rd Infantry Division who fought in France during World War II. Шаблон:Sfn

U.S. State defense forces

U.S. State defense forces medals
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width=106 Texas Legislative Medal of Honor HCR3 introduced 20 July 2013, Signed by Gov Rick Perry 19 August 2013. Шаблон:Refn

Service ranks

Audie Murphy promotions and commissions
Image Rank Service Branch Date of promotion Refs.
Private U.S. Army 30 June 1942 [4]
Файл:US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class U.S. Army 7 May 1943 Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:US Army WWII CPL.svg Corporal U.S. Army 15 July 1943 Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:US Army WWII SGT.svg Sergeant U.S. Army 13 December 1943 [5]
Файл:US Army WWII SSGT.svg Staff Sergeant U.S. Army 13 January 1944 [4]
Файл:US-O1 insignia.svg Second Lieutenant U.S. Army 14 October 1944 Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:US-O2 insignia.svg First Lieutenant U.S. Army 16 February 1945 Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:US-O2 insignia.svg First Lieutenant U.S. Army Reserve 21 August 1945 [5]
Файл:US-O3 insignia.svg Captain Texas National Guard 14 July 1950 [5]
Файл:US-O3 insignia.svg Captain U.S. National Guard 19 October 1950 [5]
Файл:US-O4 insignia.svg Major Texas National Guard 14 February 1956 Шаблон:Sfn
Файл:US-O4 insignia.svg Major U.S. National Guard 14 February 1956 [5]
Файл:US-O4 insignia.svg Major U.S. Army Reserve 8 November 1966 [5]
Файл:US-O4 insignia.svg Major U.S. Army Retired Reserve 22 May 1969 [5]

Other honors

Sergeant Audie Murphy Club

Файл:U.S. Soldiers perform an reenactment of Audie Murphy military biography, on stage, during an induction ceremony, at Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, at Fort Gordon, Ga. 091202-A-NF756-002.jpg
U.S. Soldiers reenactment of Audie Murphy military biography, SAMC, Fort Gordon, Ga., 12 Dec 2009

In September 1986, the Command Sergeant Major George L. Horvath III, III Corps Commander Lieutenant General Crosbie E. Saint and several others established the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club at Fort Hood, Texas.[6] The official club crest was designed by club co-founder Don Moore.[7] Since 1994, other units of the U.S. Army have established chapters of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) as exclusive clubs to honor noncommissioned officers (Corporal E-4 through Sergeant First Class E-7) who have acted in a manner consistent with the actions of Audie Murphy. In 2012 a bronze bust created by Mark and Jenelle Byrd for display in the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club Room in Snow Hall was unveiled at Fort Sill, Oklahoma .[8]

U.S. government, military and veterans organizations

Texas (non-military)

Other U.S. states

Non-United States

  • 17 July 1948 – In Paris, Murphy made an honorary member in the 159th French Alpine Regiment.[26]
  • 14 October 1991 – Sierra Leone issued a postage stamp, Le 2 value, honors Murphy in To Hell and Back (Scott No. 1409).[27]
  • 18 October 1993 – Guyana issued a postage stamp of Murphy in uniform as part of a nine-stamp sheet in tribute to "World War II on the Silver Screen".[27]
  • 20 July 1995 – Nevis Island issued an eight-stamp souvenir sheet with Murphy in the top row.[27]
  • 29 January 2000 – Holtzwihr artist Patrick Baumann designed a commemorative plaque depicting Murphy on a tank destroyer, affixed to a wall at the site of the Medal of Honor action.[28]Шаблон:Sfn
  • 2001 – Republic of Palau Murphy commemorative stamp part of a four-stamp sheet "Remembering VJ Day".[27]
  • 9 June 2013 – Second free-standing commemorative plaque depicting Murphy firing the .50 caliber machine gun atop the tank unveiled at Holtzwihr by local authorities, the U.S. Consul General in Strasbourg, and representatives from American social organizations based in the Alsace region.[29]

Entertainment industry

Freemasonry

In November 2000, Murphy was posthumously awarded the Scottish Rite Masonry 33rd Degree in Long Beach, California, presented to his widow Pamela.[36] From 1955 until his death, Murphy was a member of numerous Scottish Rite lodges in California and Texas. The Murat Shriners of Indianapolis, Indiana, provided the below timeline of Murphy's degrees and lodge associations.Шаблон:Refn

  • 1955
14 February – Entered Apprentice degree, North Hollywood Lodge No. 542
4 April – Fellowcraft degree
27 June – Master Mason degree
  • 1956 – Second North Hollywood membership, Magnolia Park No. 618
  • 1957
11–14 November – degree work and 32nd degree Scottish Rite Temple in Dallas
Thomas B. Hunter Memorial Class vice president
15 November – Hella Temple, Dallas shriner
  • 1965
14 November – Master of the Royal Secret, Valley of Dallas, Orient of Texas
11–1 December, 965 Knight Commander of the Court of Honor KCCH
  • 1971
19 March – Al Malaikah Temple in Los Angeles
2 April – Long Beach Scottish Rite Bodies

Books

Notes

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