Audie Murphy: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: National Museum of American History - Audie Murphy: World War II Hero. Jul 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 16, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 24, 2026
Add new Web site: The MYHERO Project - Audie L. Murphy. Apr 13, 2026
Add new Web site: BFI - Audie Murphy centenary: how the most decorated soldier in American history became a movie star. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: The My Hero Project - Audie Murphy. Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of War - Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Audie Murphy. Feb 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Military.com - Almost 80 Years Later, Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Action Is Still Like Something Out of a Movie. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Military Hall of Honor - Audie Leon Murphy. Sep 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Defense Technical Information Center - Audie Murphy: World War II's Most Decorated Soldier. Dec 05, 2023
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Audie Murphy. Oct 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Audie Murphy: Most Highly Decorated. Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: National Museum of American History - Audie Murphy: World War II Hero. Apr 27, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Audie Murphy Made a Name for Himself in Battle—And on the Silver Screen. Dec 13, 2022
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - Audie Murphy Single-handedly Stopped a German Attack. Jun 13, 2022
Added a sentence that explains why some sources give 1924 as his birth year. May 31, 2019
Add new Web site: Association of the United States Army - Biography of Audie Leon Murphy. Apr 15, 2019
Media added. Nov 05, 2018
Media added. Jun 12, 2018
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Biography of Audie Murphy. Mar 09, 2017
Changed Murphy's birth year to 1925 and explained that he falsified his birth certificate in order to enlist in the army before he was eligible. Jul 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of Audie Leon Murphy. Jun 11, 2013
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Audie Murphy. Jun 11, 2013
Added new Web site: Arlington National Cemetery Website - Audie Leon Murphy, Major, United States Army. May 19, 2009
Added new Web site: Official Site of Audie L. Murphy Research Foundation. May 19, 2009
Added new Web site: Official Site of Audie L. Murphy Research Foundation. May 19, 2009
Added new Web site: Arlington National Cemetery Website - Audie Leon Murphy, Major, United States Army. May 19, 2009
New article added. Mar 24, 2009
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