What did audie Murphy do in the military?

Answer 1

Audie enlisted into the Army, June 30, 1942. On 10-13-44 he was discharged as a

Staff Sergeant and on 10-14-44 he was re enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant and on

8-21-45 received a commission as 1st Lieutenant in Texas. On Sept 21, 1945 was released from active duty in the Army. His re enlistment on 10-14-44 is what is

commonly referred to as a battlefield commission to an officer. His total time in

Active army was 3 years and 2 months and 21 days. Additionally, on July 14, 1950

he enlisted in the Texas National Guard as a Captain,and within a few short months after that, the Texas National Guard was federally recognized and became the United States National Guard as a ramp up to the Korean War.

He remained enlisted in the National Guard until November 8, 1966, when his outfit was no longer federally recognized. He had attained the rank of Major for over 10 years by that time. On November 8, 1966 he transferred to Army reserves as

inactive and remained on the inactive list with the rank of Major until his death on

May 28, 1971. Total time active military including his national guard enlistment was

19 years 2 months and 21 days. Total Military time, active and inactive reserve

status to the date of his death is one month and two days shy of 29 years.

Answer 2

he won the more medals than any person in the u.s. and possibly the world

Technically, Audie was the most decorated soldier of WORLD WAR II. However, the

most decorated soldier to date in all wars is General Douglas Mac Arthur, who I believe

has 83 medals credited to him, sometimes certain medals more than once. Then there

is another individual right under him, an American also, who has 79 medals. I am sorry but I do not remember his name. Audie was awarded only 44 medals of which

2 were from Belgium, and 3 from France.

Answer 3

Actual time spent in combat included Sicily (5 1/2 weeks), southern Italy (2 months), Anzio (4 1/2 months) and southern France (not quite 5 1/2 months), so just over 13 months actually in the line. This was far longer than the average rifleman lasted - for months Murphy was the longest serving man in his company until he was wounded and knocked out of action for the rest of the war. Murphy was in the 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division for around 22 months, with the times out of the line spent training and awaiting the next operation.

Answer 4

Shortly after June 20, 1942, his 18th birthday. He tried to enlist immediately following December 7th 1941, but was turned down because he was only 17 at the time. M. Evans, California