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Events on Friday 28 May 1971 1
1925 – 1971Audie Murphy (1925-1971)Died 28 May 1971, aged 45Audie Murphy was the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, earning every military combat award for valor available from the US Army. He later became a Hollywood actor, starring in numerous westerns and playing himself in the film adaptation of his memoir To Hell and Back. He died in a small plane crash in Virginia.