SALZBURG JUNE 2, 1945
AUDIE MURPHY MEDAL CEREMONY

On June 2, 1945 The entire 3rd Division assembled to witness the Medal of Honor ceremony for 15th Regiment Lieutenant Audie Murphy in Salzburg, Austria. Murphy rebuffed a grave threat to his company atop a crippled tank destroyer in the Colmar Pocket near Holtzwihr. Seventh Army Commander Alexander Patch presented the honors. Murphy was the division's 29th recipient of the Medal of Honor in WWII.

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photo: national archives

surf section : OBERSALZBURG || SURRENDER || OTTO SKORZENY
HIROSHI OSHIMA || SALZBURG || SCHLOSS KLESSHEIM || SIR HAROLD
ALEXANDER || AUDIE MURPHY || RECREATION || OCCUPATION - GERMANY

 
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