Audie Murphy
Born June 20, 1924, Kingston, Texas · Died May 28, 1971, Near Roanoke, Virginia (plane crash, Brush Mountain) · North Hollywood Lodge No. 542, California
The most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II, later a film actor.
The most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II, later a film actor.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/murphy_a/murphy_a.html (citing Denslow)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audie_Murphy.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
June 20, 1924
Born — Kingston, Texas
June 30, 1942
Age 18
Enlisted in the Army
January 1945
Age 20
Held off German troops near Colmar, earning the Medal of Honor
June 2, 1945
Age 20
Received the Medal of Honor
1949
Age 25
Published his memoir To Hell and Back
1950
Age 26
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — North Hollywood Lodge No. 542, California
1955
Age 31
Starred as himself in To Hell and Back
May 28, 1971
Age 46
Died — Near Roanoke, Virginia (plane crash, Brush Mountain)
Unknown
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in North Hollywood Lodge No. 542, California
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
U.S. Army (http://www.detrick.army.mil/samc/index.cfm), via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source