Greenville in Hunt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Audie and the MG-42 Machine Gun

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

1. Audie and the MG-42 Machine Gun Marker

Inscription. Audie and his closest friend PFC Lattice Tipton using grenades and carbine fire, forced the surrender of a German machine gun nest when one of the enemy gunners raised a white hankerchief a token of surrender in any language on any battlefield, Lattie Tipton climbed out of the foxhole to survey the situation. Audie shouted to him to stay down, but the warning came too late. Enemy fire hit Tipton in the chest, killing him instantly.

Grief stricken and infuriated by the treachery which caused his friend's death, Audie, completely disregarding his own personal safety and ignoring cover, went about to avenge his fallen comrade. He hurled grenades into the nest, killing the men who faked the surrender. Seizing the undamaged German MG-42 machine gun and firing from the hip, Murphy advanced up the hill shooting at anything that was firing or moving with bullets humming through the air, he assaulted the last two machine gun positions in the area, wiping out both of them.

Audie won the Distinguished Service Cross, but later said "Lattie, who was the bravest man I ever knew, won only death for himself."

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Location. 33° 7.473′ N, 96° 5.31′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Texas, in Hunt County. It is on Interstate 30 Frontage Road 0.2 miles west of Division Street, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is located at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 I-30, Greenville TX 75401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Audie Murphy Hunt County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Audie Leon Murphy (a few steps from this marker); Civil War (within

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Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

2. Audie and the MG-42 Machine Gun Marker - Right Side

shouting distance of this marker); 1926 Confederate Soldier Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenville Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Reconstruction Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Twentieth Century (within shouting distance of this marker); Aztec Eagles (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Also see . . . Audie Murphy. Badass of the Week

Audie Murphy was one of the United States' greatest war heroes and the most decorated soldier in American history. He distinguished himself countless times in the face of incredible adversity, overcame every obstacle he faced, braved peril of every sort, and did it all with humility, dignity, and a healthy amount of machinegun fire.

(Submitted on August 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Closeup of the Audie Murphy statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

3. Closeup of the Audie Murphy statue

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.