Audie Murphy: Quick Facts

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PHOTOS & VIDEO: Audie Murphy Monument Service Marks 55th Anniversary • Nov. 7, 2026, 4:34 PM ET (The Roanoke Times)

Facts

Also Known As Audie Leon Murphy
Born June 20, 1925 • Texas
Died May 28, 1971 (aged 45) • near Roanoke • Virginia
Awards And Honors Medal of Honor (1945)
Role In World War II

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James H. Doolittle, wearing flight gear and goggles, smiles while seated in the cockpit of an airplane, with his hand on the instrument panel.
James H. Doolittle
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Douglas MacArthur signing the Japanese surrender agreement
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of United States
George S. Patton
George Patton
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Harold K. Johnson
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George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall
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John Clifford Hodges Lee
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Aaron Bank
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Walton H. Walker
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Edward M. Almond
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Abrams, Creighton Williams, Jr.
Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr.
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Ed Ramsey
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William Yarborough
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Leslie Groves
Leslie Richard Groves
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Lloyd Bentsen.
Lloyd Bentsen
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Everett Strait Hughes
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Portrait of John Hay Whitney wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking directly at the camera.
John Hay Whitney
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Geoffrey Keyes
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