Audie Murphy Death
Audie passed away on May 28, 1971 at the age of 46 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Audie's cause of death was plane crash.
When did Audie Murphy die?
May 28, 1971How did Audie Murphy die? What was the cause of death?
Plane crashHow old was Audie Murphy when died?
46Where did Audie Murphy die? What was the location of death?
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Audie Murphy Birthday and Date of Death
Audie Murphy was born on June 20, 1924 and died on May 28, 1971. Audie was 46 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 20, 1924
Date of Death: May 28, 1971
Age at Death: 46
Audie Murphy - Biography
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition.
Suffering from what would today be described as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Murphy slept with a loaded handgun under his pillow. He looked for solace in addictive sleeping pills. In his last few years, he was plagued by money problems but refused offers to appear in alcohol and cigarette commercials because he did not want to set a bad example.
Murphy married actress Wanda Hendrix in 1949. Their divorce became final two years later in 1951. Four days later, he married former airline stewardess Pamela Opal Lee Archer (October 7, 1919/1920/1923 – April 8, 2010), with whom he had two sons: Terry Michael (born 14 March 1952), and James Shannon (born 1954).
On 28 May 1971, Murphy was killed when the private plane in which he was a passenger crashed into Brush Mountain, near Catawba, Virginia, 20 miles (32 km) west of Roanoke in conditions of rain, clouds, fog and zero visibility. The pilot and four other passengers were also killed.
