Audie Murphy’s Death – Cause and Date
The war hero Audie Murphy died at the age of 46. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Highly decorated U.S. WWII hero who later became an action movie star. He was decorated with three Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars, an Expert Badge with Boyonet, and the Medal of Honor – every honor available from the U.S. Army.
He was married three times. He had two sons with his third wife, Pamela Archer.
Death
The then 46-year-old Murphy was a passenger on a plane on May 28, 1971, when fog and rain contributed to it flying into a mountain near Roanoke, Virginia.
Burial
Murphy was buried with full military honors on June 7, 1971. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Section 46, just across from the Memorial Amphitheater.
Quotes
""They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that."
""Lead from the front."
""I'm glad that it didn't take as long to get Shepard off the ground as it's taken this series. I'd begun to think the Congo would be ahead of us in the space race before Whispering Smith ever got on the air."
""I Knew why I felt at home. The spirit of freedom was hovering over that play yard as it did all over France at that time. A country was free again."