who is the most highly decorated soldier in us history
Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 â€“ 28 May 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. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor 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.
List of multiple Olympic medalists American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian, having won a total of 28 medals in both individual and team events (23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze). He has also won more individual events than any other Olympian, with 16 medals (13 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze).