Most Decorated Army Officer In History
General macarthur took part in three major wars world war i world war ii korean war and rising to the rank of general of the.
Most decorated army officer in history. Once in europe he engaged in a series of heroics including jumping onto a burning tank to hold off waves of infantry and six enemy tanks. Decorations for heroism or distinguished services appeared in armies of the ancients including among the greeks and romans. Army at the age of 16.
I wasn t going to send a private that didn t know how to do it. If something needed to be done and if i was the best man out of my patrol of 25 i d do it. Audie murphy received the medal of honor a distinguished service cross two silver stars a legion of merit with combat v and two bronze stars with combat v.
He enlisted in the army in 1942 once the united states had joined world war ii. The 100th battalion 442 inf is the most decorated unit in the us army but the most decorated unit in united states military history is the uss parche ssn 683 with 9 presidential unit citations 10 navy unit citations 13 navy expeditionary medals and 15 battle e s. Douglas macarthur is the most highly decorated officer in history.
One of the most highly decorated officers ever to serve in the u s. One of the most decorated service members in history sgt. Commonly called the most decorated soldier of world war ii maj.
From medal of honor to silver star recipients these former service members looked fear in the eye and mustered the courage to press forward for their friends family and country. Strictly speaking the highest decorated soldiers at any given time would hav. Audie murphy was initially too small to enlist after pearl harbor and had to fight to get into the army.
The most decorated army soldiers ww2 major audie murphy. Murphy s foreign awards were especially impressive. He later went on to serve in the korean war and the vietnam war.
