Do you know who this kid soldier is?
Some want to assume just because you feel stuff, you are just weak. Well when you look at this kid think about what he turned out to be and do.
On March 5, 1945, 1st Lieutenant Audie Murphy was called to Nancy, France by order of the 3rd Infantry Division Commander, Major General John "Iron-Mike" O' Daniel. On this day, General O' Daniel presented to 1st Lieutenant Murphy the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.
After 'Iron Mike" pinned the medals on Audie's uniform, he pulled out of his pocket a Medal of Honor. Without giving it to Audie, O' Daniel showed the medal to him and stated that General Alexander Patch, the 7th Army Commander, would soon pin it on Audie during a different ceremony.
The Medal of Honor was given to Murphy June 2, 1945 at the airport of Salzburg by General Patch, CG 7. Army. Some members of US-congress where present at this ceremony.
Next time you hear any military brass blame you for PTSD remind them about Audie Murphy.
Click the link to read more about him and know that just because they didn't call it PTSD during WWII, it was what it was.
"On March 5, 1945 1st Lieutenant Audie Murphy WAS Called to Nancy, France"
ReplyDeletehello,
I live in the city of Nancy and I know these photographs of medal presentation ; I would like to know where exactly the medal presentation took place in this city.
Currently I am unable to determine what specific place where we see at that time a deer and a building with 18th century architecture.
with many thanks in advance
best regards
jean claude brunet
Thank you for the question. If you look on the link http://www.warfoto.com/AudieMurphy.htm you will find most of what you are looking for.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Kathie
ReplyDeletea big thank you for your reply
I know this page but you can not find reference to a specific place;
Is it the city of Nancy and where exactly
or other place near Nancy,
have a good day
Hope this helps in your search
ReplyDelete"The Battle of Nancy in September 1944 was a 10-day battle on the Western Front of World War II in which the U.S. 3rd Army defeated German forces defending the approaches to Nancy and crossings over the Moselle River to the north and south of the city. The battle resulted in U.S. forces fighting their way across the Moselle and liberating Nancy."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nancy_(1944)
First, thank you for your help.
ReplyDeleteYesterday , we found exactly the place where the photo was taken after much research .
See this research and on our blog whose name is Lorraine " Lorraine coffee ."
http://www.lorraine-cafe.fr/showthread.php?p=119223 # post119223
The place of delivery of the decoration is never mentioned in the literature but it is suggested that the region of Nancy insofar General O'Daniel would have called and decorated the same day March 5, 1945 First Lieutenant Audie Murphy .
Lorraine Café shows that this is not, because the buildings in the background photo and the statue of deer place the action unambiguously Castle Klessheim today Casino Salzburg, Austria.
A member who returns to Audie Murphy a distinction is Major General William O'Daniel , this photo shows the delivery of the " Distinguished Service Cross ". We May 5, 1945.
The city is an extraordinary action near Ramatuelle August 15, 1944, shortly after the amphibious landing of the 3rd Infantry Division.
The award criterion for the " Distinguished Service Cross " is as follows:
" Awarded to a member of the military service that is distinguished by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor "
The Silver Star, awarded to the same time, was obtained by A. Murphy October 5, 1944 for actions career Cleurie (destruction of a field gun) and also to Tholy where A. Murphy crawled on an enemy location for directing artillery.
Award criteria: The Silver Star is awarded to a soldier for bravery in combat against an enemy of the United States while attending less than that required for the Distinguished Service Cross " military operations level .
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