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    [QUOTE=Andouille;38269]Audie Murphy's portrait hangs in the Senate chamber of the Capitol Building in Austin. I believe the only one of his generation so honored. Well maybe that bun of a sitch LBJ is hanging there too but I refuse to consider them equals.

    Here is the painting of Audie from the Texas State House. I think it is OK but not the best.



    I have been a Murphy collector over 20 years and have a large collectionof Murphy memorabilia.
    Here is a painting of Audie that I had commissioned last year. It is 24 x 36, oil on canvas.



    Here is the image of the Black and White photo of Audie that the artist used to paint it from.



    She used images from Google images to take the B&W to color.
    I think in my opinion, and naturally, I am biased, but it is the best Murphy painting I have ever seen. I think it is "picture perfect."
    Comments? Would love to hear them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 0311Shooter View Post
    Not trying to wreck this thread but isn't it possible that Audie Murphy used MORE THAN ONE CARBINE in his term of service?

    And since he seemed to recall numbers well, he probably gave different numbers at some point.

    I used M-14s and Garands and 30 cal MGs and M-60's in my term. I regret that I never cared about the numbers at the time. I know of one Garand number I used since I happen to have an equipment sheet with the serial number.

    But let's give old Murph a break.
    Good point. My Dad carried and Inland on IWO, but also had a Saginaw for a time, too (unfortunately, I don't know more details, and he has passed on).

    I was issued an M16icon in basic in 1974, a different one as an MP at Oakland Army base, another one as an MP at Fort Ord, and a GAU-8 (Air Force version of Colt Commando) when with the 142nd SPF in 79-81.

    For years, I did remember the serial number of my 1911A1 at Fort Ord.

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    Were you required to memorize your serial # or is that something you did 'cause you wanted to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brasidas View Post
    Were you required to memorize your serial # or is that something you did 'cause you wanted to?
    At our arms room, you had to give them your weapons card and then recite the serial number before the armorer handed it over. I rarely checked out an M16icon (only once that I can think of when SLA was supposed to hit a payroll run to Hunter Ligget on payday), so that was not an issue. When I was an MPI Investigator the last year and a half, I was issued an S&W model 10 2" for 24 hour carry. Didn't turn it in until I ETSed in 1977. I still often checked out the 1911A1 on days I was 24 hour duty Investigator for Fort Ord, though.

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    I can't find it now, but a short while back I seen a web site story about Audie getting a gun pulled on him and had his car jacked. He managed to catch up with the guy and kicked the much larger guys a$$. The story showed a newspaper picture of Audie, a policeman and the want to be thief.

    Tough in real life also.
    He owned and loved his race horses.

    Found it....
    Read page 18.
    Page 12 is entertaining also.

    http://www.audiemurphy.com/newslette...amrf_news2.pdf
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    Quote Originally Posted by painter777 View Post
    I can't find it now, but a short while back I seen a web site story about Audie getting a gun pulled on him and had his car jacked. He managed to catch up with the guy and kicked the much larger guys a$$. The story showed a newspaper picture of Audie, a policeman and the want to be thief.

    Tough in real life also.
    He owned and loved his race horses.
    I also heard he insisted on doing many of his own stunts in his movies, within reason.

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    OK, let me shed light on this 2 rifles story or even 3.
    The one is San Antonio is simply a weapon displayed to signify the type of weapon Murphy carried.
    The two rifles of Murphy's shown in the previous post are the same weapon.
    May not look the same but they are.
    This is the Rifle in question that was in Birmingham:



    It is serial number 1108783 and is on Display at Ft. Stewart.
    The Rifle below is the identical Rifle:



    I cannot divulge much more than I am telling you now but here is the story.
    After the weapon was recovered, the Army allowed Murphy to keep it for some time and it was still in his possession when he died. It had been left at the home of his best friend and collaborator on the book, "To Hell and Back" Spec McClure.
    Spec photographed the Rifle in 1975 at his home. I have another pic that I cannot share showing the identical background blanket with Audie's medals on it laying beside a 1975 copy of the L.A. Times. It was Spec's way of showing he was still in possession of the Rifle and Medals at that time.
    When it was finally turned over to the Army for the Museum I do not know, and can't help beyond that as Spec died in 1986. Also, can't say what happened to the Medals mentioned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by painter777 View Post
    I can't find it now, but a short while back I seen a web site story about Audie getting a gun pulled on him and had his car jacked. He managed to catch up with the guy and kicked the much larger guys a$$. The story showed a newspaper picture of Audie, a policeman and the want to be thief.

    Tough in real life also.
    He owned and loved his race horses.

    Found it....
    Read page 18.
    Page 12 is entertaining also.

    http://www.audiemurphy.com/newslette...amrf_news2.pdf
    Sort of a duplicate post but this photo may be a better quality for anyone interested.



    Here is the accompaning story:

    11 December, 1946

    "War Hero Handy With His Fist, Hijacker Discovers"

    "130-Pound Hero Fells 190-Pound Holdup Suspect"

    DALLAS MORNING NEWS

    DALLAS (Tex.) Dec. 11. (AP) — Little
    Audie Murphy, who is World War II’s most
    decorated soldier, won another battle
    singlehanded this afternoon when he subdued
    a 6-foot 2-inch, 190-pounder who apparently
    attempted to steal his automobile.
    The freckled kid from Farmersville, Tex., told
    the Dallas Morning News he knocked out the
    25-year-old man in a rural filling station near
    here after a furious 10-minute battle.
    Murphy weighs 130 pounds and stands 5
    feet 7 inches tall.
    State Highway Patrolmen Everett Brandon
    and F. H. Jensen, who talked with the News by
    telephone, said they arrested the man and
    lodged him in the McKinney Jail. No complaint
    was filed immediately.
    Tells of Holdup
    The 20-year-old Texas hero, who won the
    Congressional Medal of Honor and every
    other U.S. combat medal in World War II, related
    he was driving alone when he saw a large
    man limping along the highway.
    “It was raining like the devil and I thought
    I would do the fellow a favor,” Audie related.
    “I picked him up and we drove about a mile.
    “Suddenly this guy jammed something into
    my ribs, slapped me across the mouth and said:
    “‘I’m the boss now. If you won’t talk, this
    .45 will. I can use this car.’
    “I admitted that he was pretty much the
    boss at that point and we drove about four
    more miles. He told me to pull into a roadside
    gasoline station and stop. I did and he took
    the keys and instructed me to slide along the
    seat and get out on his side of the car.”
    Decides on Fight
    Audie said the man’s left hand, hidden under
    an old army blouse, was still jammed into
    his ribs when he decided to make a fight for it.
    He grabbed the man’s hand, discovered he
    had no gun after all, struck him a blow that
    tumbled him from the car and on to the filling
    station drive.
    Murphy jumped squarely on the erstwhile
    tough guy and started swinging.
    “We fought all over the place for about 10
    minutes,” Audie said. “He was a pretty big
    fellow, all right. I finally got him, though.”
    J. M. Peters, owner of the gasoline station,
    ran into the drive and ordered both men off
    the premises before he knew the background,
    Patrolman Brandon added.
    Calls in Police
    Audie rushed to another gasoline station a
    mile north to telephone the State police and
    upon his return found that his attacker had
    recovered and gone to the home of Mrs. Park
    Grissom, a few hundred yards distant.
    The man was scuffling with Mrs. Grissom
    and demanding fresh clothing to replace his
    bloody and torn garments when Murphy
    overpowered him again.

    Courtesy of the Dallas Morning News
    and Associated Press

    Gotta love him!
    The guy always put others above self!

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    Thanks for posting that.......

    This whole thread shows that...
    All that serve deserve our greatest respect. Including those working hard on the home front for the overall effort.
    No matter what war or 'conflict', The love of country and family makes us what we are.

    To quote Glen Beck again........
    " A countrys' top priority should be for the welfare of those asked to fight it's battles "

    Bless the troops, one and all.

    Charlie-painter777

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    Here's a photo of Audie at Werfen castle, Werfen Austriaicon an hour or so after receiving the Medal of Honor and Legion of Merit.



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