To Hell and Back (1955)

Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1924 -- May 28, 1971) was the most decorated American soldier of World War II. To Hell and Back is a CinemaScope war film released in 1955. It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and starred Audie Murphy as himself and Kyle Sanville. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army.[1] The book was ghostwritten by his friend, David "Spec" McClure, who served in the Army's Signal Corps during World War II.

Audie Murphy
Place of birth Kingston, Hunt County, Texas
Place of death Brush Mountain near Catawba or Roanoke, Virginia
Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States United States
Service/branch United States Department of the Army Seal.svg United States Army
Years of service 1942--1945 (US Army)
1950--1966 (Texas National Guard)
Rank First Lieutenant (USA)
Major (TNG)
Unit 15 Infantry Regiment COA.jpg 15th Infantry Regiment,
3 Infantry Div Patch.svg 3rd Infantry Division (USA)
36th Infantry Division SSI.svg 36th Infantry Division (TNG)
Battles/wars World War II
Italy: Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Rome
France: Operation Dragoon, Holtzwihr [1]
Awards Medal of Honor Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart Purple Heart (3)
Legion Honneur Chevalier French Legion of Honor
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm.jpg French Croix de guerre (+ Palm)
BEL Croix de Guerre 1944 Belgian Croix de guerre 1940 Palm

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[certifiedsolja1824]

damn i bet after World War 2 the Marines were like "Damn why did we turn Murphy down" =[ lol

[anteracmacash]

@agatematt dumbass, there's no such thing as winning decoration in the military...it's not like there's a lottery for the Navy Cross either...you know how many of those got awarded posthumously? More then you can count

[MrControlroom]

The best description (unfortunately in a terrible movie) is in the Affleck version of Pearl Harbor:

"Top Secret is when you get medals. And they give them to your family."

[transploft8]

@Jmpmstrtex When someone tells you 'F**K"is some Ikea chair, you would like the chair :p

Still... latest war movies have the real thing.

[Jmpmstrtex]

GOOD 'OL CLASSIC I haven't seen in years. THANKS for the posting of it !!!

[Jmpmstrtex]

@transploft8 .....I'm sure YOU could have gotten a hold of some TIGER TANKS for them when this movie was made, RIGHT? ( Dumbass comment.....FAIL !!!)

[transploft8]

American buldog tanks must go as German tanks ... FAIL !!!

[IExposeMormonism]

To go thru this would leave a mark. To reenact all of it in a movie had to be strange.

[SiliconBong]

MyGod his ears are truly profound appendages, adversaryable !!

[adversaryable]

they dont make 'em like him nowadays.....mad respect for him and those like him

[certifiedsolja1824]

@Iskate1zEro Afghanistan and iraq so looks like the the US Army is the strongest force in US history bro =]

[certifiedsolja1824]

@Iskate1zEro a majority of waorld war 1 they fought in world war 2 and in the most dangerous of battles like D-day which was the largest amphibious assault in the history of the world and they fought in the battle of the Bulge which was the most deadliest battle in US history korea vietnam and they were the first to fight in nam by sending Green Berets and the battle of the ia drang valley they destoryed the iraqi army in the gulf kicked ass in panama and grenada somalia first to fight in