What an amazing man. I swear that guy was a beast among men in the best sense. They dont have his medal of Honor up there but he basically earned every single award the Army could give him at the time period (obviously excluding the campaign medals for WWI and the like). Heres a bit about him for those interested. In 27 months of combat action in World War II, Audie Murphy became the most decorated United States combat soldier in United States military history. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. militarys highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. medals, five from France, and one from Belgium. Murphy suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after his return from the war. He was plagued by insomnia, bouts of depression, and nightmares related to his numerous battles. Audie L. Murphy was 19 years old by the time the war in Europe ended. It said after the war,if he came into a bar,it hushed up. Because everyone knew that little fker could kick the shytt out of any three brawlers in the joint. Yes, Murphy had a short fuse and there are many accounts of his kicking hell out of people that got out of control, both during the war, and as a civilian. Probably the best encounter that was very public was this account shortly after he returned from the war. It appeared in the Dallas Newspaper on 11 December, 1946 with the following headline: War Hero Handy With His Fist, Hijacker Discovers 130-Pound Hero Fells 190-Pound Holdup Suspect DALLAS MORNING NEWS DALLAS (Tex.) Dec. 11. (AP) — Little Audie Murphy, who is World War II’s most decorated soldier, won another battle singlehanded this afternoon when he subdued a 6-foot 2-inch, 190-pounder who apparently attempted to steal his automobile. The freckled kid from Farmersville, Tex., told the Dallas Morning News he knocked out the 25-year-old man in a rural filling station near here after a furious 10-minute battle. Murphy weighs 130 pounds and stands 5 feet 7 inches tall. State Highway Patrolmen Everett Brandon and F. H. Jensen, who talked with the News by telephone, said they arrested the man and lodged him in the McKinney Jail. No complaint was filed immediately. Tells of Holdup The 20-year-old Texas hero, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor and every other U.S. combat medal in World War II, related he was driving alone when he saw a large man limping along the highway. “It was raining like the devil and I thought I would do the fellow a favor,” Audie related. “I picked him up and we drove about a mile. “Suddenly this guy jammed something into my ribs, slapped me across the mouth and said: “‘I’m the boss now. If you won’t talk, this .45 will. I can use this car.’ “I admitted that he was pretty much the boss at that point and we drove about four more miles. He told me to pull into a roadside gasoline station and stop. I did and he took the keys and instructed me to slide along the seat and get out on his side of the car.” Decides on Fight Audie said the man’s left hand, hidden under an old army blouse, was still jammed into his ribs when he decided to make a fight for it. He grabbed the man’s hand, discovered he had no gun after all, struck him a blow that tumbled him from the car and on to the filling station drive. Murphy jumped squarely on the erstwhile tough guy and started swinging. “We fought all over the place for about 10 minutes,” Audie said. “He was a pretty big fellow, all right. I finally got him, though.” J. M. Peters, owner of the gasoline station, ran into the drive and ordered both men off the premises before he knew the background, Patrolman Brandon added. Calls in Police Audie rushed to another gasoline station a mile north to telephone the State police and upon his return found that his attacker had recovered and gone to the home of Mrs. Park Grissom, a few hundred yards distant. The man was scuffling with Mrs. Grissom and demanding fresh clothing to replace his bloody and torn garments when Murphy and the patrolmen overpowered him again. Courtesy of the Dallas Morning News and Associated Press
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:30:23 +0000
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