Northwest Side in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Audie Leon Murphy
Photographed By James Hulse, December 8, 2023
1. Audie Leon Murphy Marker
Farmersville, Texas
1924-1971
Erected by Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military.
Location. 29° 30.349′ N, 98° 34.776′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in the Northwest Side. Memorial is on Merton Minter, 0.1 miles south of Wurzbach Road. The marker is located south of the main entrance to the hospital in a small garden area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio TX 78229, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Evers Family Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Huebner-Onion Homestead and Stagecoach Stop (approx. 2.4 miles away); Leon Valley Meeting Place (approx. 2½ miles away); Sunshine Ranch (approx. 2.8 miles away); Limestone Lintel from Old St. Mary's College (approx. 3.8 miles away); St. Mary's University (approx. 3.8 miles away); Rattler (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lockhill School (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
Also see . . . Audie Murphy. Wikipedia
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May(Submitted on December 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition.
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Photographed By James Hulse, December 8, 2023
2. The Audie Leon Murphy Statue and Marker in front of the VA hospital
Photographed By James Hulse, December 8, 2023
3. The Audie Leon Murphy Statue
Public Domain - US Army, 1948
4. Audie Leon Murphy
U. S. Army publicity photo taken after Murphy's 1948 trip to Paris to receive the Chevalier légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre with palm
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
