…Staff sergeant Murphy started toward them. They met him with small arms fire and threw two hand grenades at him, but couldn’t stop him. Finally, all five of them suddenly surrendered…
Then-Staff Sergeant Audie L. Murphy received the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on August 15, 1944 in the south of France during World War II. He would later be promoted to Second Lieutenant and go on to earn the Medal of Honor 6 months later.
Source: research.archives.gov
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