Most Decorated Army Officer In History
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Most decorated army officer in history. He enlisted in the army in 1942 once the united states had joined world war ii. Don t be shocked by these weird snakes. He received the french forrager legion of honor.
Soldiers have been decorated by their grateful leaders throughout history though not always through the awarding of medals. Next let s take a look at the most badass soldiers from world war two. Murphy s foreign awards were especially impressive.
General macarthur took part in three major wars world war i world war ii korean war and rising to the rank of general of the. Army at the age of 16. Here are some of the most decorated servicemen in american history and their extraordinary stories of heroism.
The most decorated army soldiers ww2 major audie murphy. He later went on to serve in the korean war and the vietnam war. The 100th battalion 442 inf is the most decorated unit in the us army but the most decorated unit in united states military history is the uss parche ssn 683 with 9 presidential unit citations 10 navy unit citations 13 navy expeditionary medals and 15 battle e s.
From medal of honor to silver star recipients these former service members looked fear in the eye and mustered the courage to press forward for their friends family and country. Desperate to join the army audie used fake id to get into the u s. I wasn t going to send a private that didn t know how to do it.
Audie murphy was initially too small to enlist after pearl harbor and had to fight to get into the army. Audie murphy received the medal of honor a distinguished service cross two silver stars a legion of merit with combat v and two bronze stars with combat v. One of the most highly decorated officers ever to serve in the u s.