Who is the most highly decorated soldier in us history?
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received 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 that he 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.
Who was caled the most highly decorated soldier in us history in 1945?
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Audie Murphy
Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132. York's Medal of Honor action occurred during the United States-led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, which was intended to breach the Hindenburg line and force the Germans to surrender. He earned decorations from several allied countries during WWI, including France, Italy and Montenegro.
Who is the most highly decorated soldier of world war I in us history?
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Alvin York
Sergeant First Class Jorge A. Otero Barreto (born 7 April 1937), a.k.a. "the Puerto Rican Rambo", is a retired United States Army soldier. He earned 38 military decorations during his career, and has been called the most decorated U.S. soldier of the Vietnam War. Due to his multiple awards he has received recognition from numerous organizations and has had buildings named after him. He is also the main subject of "Brave Lords", a documentary which tells the story of the Puerto Rican experience in the war in Vietnam.
Who is the most highly decorated soldier of the Vietnam War in us history?
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Jorge Otero Barreto
Alvin York
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Robert L. Howard
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Jorge Otero Barreto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge%20Otero%20Barreto
442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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Audie Murphy
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Daniel Daly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Daly
Among his many decorations are 2 Silver Stars, 5 Bronze Stars with Valor, 4 Army Commendation Medals, 5 Purple Hearts and 5 Air Medals
Jorge Otero Barreto
NBC News said that Robert L. Howard may have been the most highly decorated American soldier of the modern era,[17] while KWTX-TV states that Howard was "said to be the most decorated service member in the history of the United States".
Jorge Otero Barreto
Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was the most highly decorated officer of Vietnam United States Army Special Forces and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross,[a] a Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars.
Robert L. Howard
In World War II, Audie Murphy was called the most highly decorated American combat soldier. He received 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 that he 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. He then led a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition. In World War I, Alvin York  was one of the most highly decorated United States Army soldiers. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132. He also earned decorations from several allied countries during WWI, including France, Italy and Montenegro. In the Vietnam War, Jorge Otero Barreto earned 38 military decorations during his career and has been called the most decorated U.S. soldier of the Vietnam War. Among his many decorations are 2 Silver Stars, 5 Bronze Stars with Valor, 4 Army Commendation Medals, 5 Purple Hearts and 5 Air Medals. However, NBC News said that Robert L. Howard may have been the most highly decorated American soldier of the modern era. Robert L. Howard was the most highly decorated officer of Vietnam United States Army Special Forces and was a Medal of Honor recipient. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat. Howard was awarded the Medal of Honor, 8 Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star and 4 Bronze Stars.