History Challenge 01/26/09
January 26th, 2009 | 
Author: This week’s prize is the movie “Fireproof” with Kirk Cameron.
Name the Army Second Lieutenant who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on January 26th, 1945 at the battle of Holtzwihr (France). During the battle he ordered his men to the rear, while he took up a position on top of a burning tank and used it’s .50 cal machine gun to slow the enemy advance. He was then wounded in the leg, but still managed to fight and relay critical artillery fire directions to the command center. After the War, he went onto Hollywood and made several movies including “To Hell and Back”, which was about his life. Name this Second Lieutenant.
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Answer: Audie Murphy
Winner: Linda from Jacksonville, FL
The resource for this weeks challenge came from the following websites and books:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6691
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy