Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 17, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 19:41, 25 February 2015 (UTC)



Audie Murphy (1925–1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Coming from a poor sharecropping family of Irish descent in Texas, he served in nine World War II campaigns, receiving the Medal of Honor after single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945. After the war, he became an actor and appeared in more than forty feature films and one television series. Most of his films were westerns, but his most successful was To Hell and Back (1955), based on his war memoirs. During the Korean War, Murphy was commissioned as an officer in the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas National Guard. Possessing a natural gift for rhyme, he collaborated on numerous songs between 1962 and 1970. He suffered from what would today be termed posttraumatic stress disorder, and was plagued by money problems in the last few years of his life, but refused offers to appear in alcohol and cigarette commercials to avoid setting a bad example. Murphy died in a plane crash in Virginia, and was interred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
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 * Main editors: Maile66
 * Promoted: 24 May 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Audie Murphy was one of America's most prominent Irish Americans, one of the most decorated soldiers of World War II and the recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * Support as nominator. — Maile (talk) 13:45, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Question/Comment - Don't know the practice at TFA, but I'd like to request that if this runs, the article is protected for the duration of its appearance on the Main Page. Audie Murphy attracts IP edit wars on his birthdate, and those who insist he was not " one of the most decorated" but was "most decorated of World War II" or "most decorated of all time". — Maile  (talk) 18:43, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Ask for semi-protection at RfPP on March 17 as soon as you get one of these edits. If they don't respond quickly, ping me. - Dank (push to talk) 19:01, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Having seen the phenom of which Maile66 speaks, I second the concern about protection. Perhaps all of the coords, and  can be on standby that day lest protection is needed.     Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 19:16, 13 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Support over the women's issue per St. Pat's. And kudos to Maile66 for finally getting this one done!  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 14:16, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't usually support, but I'm Supporting this Irish-American hero for St. Paddy's Day. Looks good. I made a few tweaks. - Dank (push to talk) 14:31, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, I've moved Bondfield to 16th. Brianboulton (talk) 17:39, 13 February 2015 (UTC)