Introduction

This picture shows Audie Murphy during war. During World War II, Audie Murphy became the most decorated soldier for combat action in military history of the U.S. He was such a great soldier that he was asked to be transferred to West Point. Audie thought he was not qualified because he did not finish grade school. The 20 artifacts will be told from the perspective of Audie Murphy's dog tags.

Aircraft Accident Final Report

This link leads to the final report by the National Transportation Safety Board reviewing the incident that lead to Murphy's death.
http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc037/NTSBReport_06-15-72.pdf

Retirement Reserves

The following is a document Audie Murphy signed to be transferred to to the U.S Army Retirement reserves.
http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc033/Req_Retired_Reserves_18Apr69.pdf

Tomb Stone

This is Audie Murphy's tomb stone. he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. I wasn't burried with him, I was given to his family back home.

Alabama War Memorial Speech

The following is a speech given my Audie Murphy written for the Alabama War Memorial.
http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc031/07-20-68_awm.pdf

Returning Home

http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc019/TheSaturdayEveningPost-September151945.pdf This link leads to an article about Murphy telling of his return home.

Audie Leon Murphy

                        Audie Leon Murphy
                                                Major, U.S. Army
                                                Christian Hero of World War Two Most higly decorated American                                                      soldier of the war
                                                  [May 28]

"There are no atheists on the battlefield"
The Angel of the Lord tarrieth about those who fear him and deliver them [Ps 34]

Cross de Guere

 

Audie Murphy was also awarded the Cross de Guerre by France with a Silver Star certificate as shown above.

Oath of Office

In this link, you'll be able to see Audie Murphy's Oath of Office document as  he accepts his new postion as an  U.S Army officer.
http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc007/OathOfOffice_14Oct44.pdf

Audie Murphy Saves The Day

In this Newspaper Article, it tells how Audie Murphy saves the day on January 26th 1945. He climbs a burning tank destroyer and employed its 50 caliber machine gun against the enemy, having a lot of confidence because he could have blown up at any moment. Audie Murphy's actions led him and 3rd Infrantry Division to win the Medal Of Honor.

Enlistment Paper

By clicking the link, you will be able to see Audie Murphy's actual enlistment paper.
http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc002/EnlistmentRecord_29June42.pdf

Audie Murphy Quotes

This link will lead to a webpage of Audie Murphy quotes, most of which are about the war. http://www.audiemurphy.com/documents/doc050/QuotesOfAudieMurphy.pdf

Audie Murphy's Eisenhower Jacket

This picture shows Audie Murphy's khaki "Eisenstein" type field jacket. The ribbons that are attatched above the left pocket are the Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He wore it when he was a Second Lieutenant.

Audie Murphy's New Testament Bible

On display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, this picture shows Audie Murphy's World War II New Testament bible. Like me, Audie took his bible everywhere. Audie Murphy carried his New Testament bible for years even though the cover of the bible had faded.

Audie Murphy's Dog Tags

This picture shows Audie Murphy's World War II dog tags, a.k.a me. I'm on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. I included Audie Murphy's name, an identification number, his next of kin, and his home-of-record. He would wore during combat in Europe. 

Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Certificate

 

This picture shows Audie Murphy's certificate for him winning the Medal of Honor.

Audie Murphy

This picture explains Audie Murphy's size really did not matter during World War II. Even though he was small, he still became the most decorated soldier of World War II for combat action in the military history of the U.S.

Audie Murphy's Weapns Used In WWII

This picture shows one of the weapons Audie Murphy used during World War II, a tank destroyer.

Audie Murphy's Death

  This article tells how Audie Murphy died in a plane crash. He died on May 28th 1971. His death took place on a Friday when he was on his way on a business trip from Atlanta to Martinsville, VA. After his death, i was given to his family, who then gave me to a museum.

Audie Murphy's Awards Of WWII

In this picture, Audie Murphy is shown to be wearing all these medals he won in World War II. He won twelve medals. Five Medals he is wearing was awarded by the U.S. for Valor. He won the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star (two awards), the Legion of Meri, and the Bronze Star. The other seven medals Audie Murphy won were Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters (three purple hearts), Combat Infantry Badge, Distinguished Unit Citation. He won the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Two Croix Guerre with Palm, Fourragere, and the Honorary Membership Badge also.