Audie Murphy was a Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company B 1 5th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. While in a battle near Holtzwihr France, 26 January 1945, 6 German tanks and 250 Infantrymen approached. Being greatly outnumbered, Audie ordered his men to pull back. Audie called in artillery on the approaching enemy but did not stop them.
Audie decided to take action. Near his position was a burning M-10 tank destroyer. Audie climbed on top, and turned the machine gun on the approaching Germans. As Audie fired from the burning tank, the artillery began to land in earnest and the German advance faltered. For almost an hour, Audie continued to lay down fire on the Germans. When he ran out of ammunition, he dropped into the snow and discovered he had been wounded, his third, in the leg. Enemy soldiers lay dead just 10 yards from the tank destroyer.
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http://www.grunts.net/legends/audiemurphy.htmlHope this clears things up.
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