A question: Purple Hearts

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Japher
It's what Bill the Cat (his avatar) says, hairball

Oh.... [bemused]

Nine seems to be the current record then. Didn't Audie Murphy win so many medals that he would have given a South American dictator a run for his money?

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Agathon


Oh.... [bemused]

Nine seems to be the current record then. Didn't Audie Murphy win so many medals that he would have given a South American dictator a run for his money?

He was the most decorated during WW II, Funny thing though, getting his purple heart kept him out of West Point.

ACK!

[SlowwHand]

Murphy is the most decorated American Service-person.
I'm just guessing that somewhere along the line he picked up a few wounds.

[Japher]

he got three PHs

That page even questions whether he is the most decorated.

[Agathon]

audiemurphy.com? Sheesh.

As I said Tom Custer got 2 CMHs. Who got the most?

[Japher]

As I see it there have been 19 ppl who have received the CMOH twice. It doesn't look like we have anyone who has three-peated.

[Japher]

Though ppl have been nominated for more...???

[Agathon]

Nice to see TC's name there. Everyone should read "Cavalier in Buckskin" by Robert Utley - an excellent account of his brother's life. But I digress....