Soldier & actor
Audie Murphy
The most decorated American soldier of the Second World War, who then played himself in the film of his own life. He spoke publicly about combat trauma when nobody else would.
Audie Leon Murphy was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, and has been described as the most highly decorated enlisted soldier in U.S. history. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at age 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, before leading a successful counterattack while wounded.
- Born
- 1925-06-20, Kingston, Texas, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1971-05-28, Catawba, Virginia, USAA Friday, aged 45
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1925-06-20, Kingston, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 28°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 22°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 29°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 14°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 26°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 20°02′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 7°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 25°26′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 20°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°41′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1971-05-28, Catawba, Virginia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 28°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 13°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 12°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 11°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 0°55′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 27°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 9°36′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 1°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 27°00′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Audie Murphy was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
