On Jan. 26, 1945, 19-year-old East Texan Audie Murphy almost single-handedly held off a German counteroffensive in occupied ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ARLINGTON – Hunt County native and World War II hero Audie Murphy is among the Medal of Honor recipients honored at the newly ...

Audie Murphy wanted to join the Marines but was rejected for being too short. The paratroopers wouldn’t have him either, so he settled for infantry. Little did the baby-faced Texas farm boy imagine ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Audie Murphy was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, earning every major U.S. military honor by age 20. After the ...